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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 明了

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
明了 míng liǎo - to understand clearly
- to be clear about
- plain
- clear
- also written 明瞭|明了[ming2 liao3]
明了 míng liǎo - to understand clearly
- to be clear about
- plain
- clear

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 9,023 11,805 9,219

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
míng- Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
- surname Ming
- Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2nong2] Farmer God
míng- bright
- opposite: dark 暗[an4]
- (of meaning) clear
- to understand
- next
- public or open
- wise
- generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
le- (completed action marker)
- (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
- (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
liǎo- to finish
- (used with 得[de2] or 不[bu4] after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了[wang4bu5liao3] "cannot forget")
- (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无[wu2] or 不[bu4]) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
- to understand clearly (variant of 瞭|了[liao3])
liǎo- (of eyes) bright
- clear-sighted
- to understand clearly
liào- unofficial variant of 瞭[liao4]

Other Words Containing 明了

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
明了 - - 9,023 11,805 9,219