说明
shuō míng
Pinyin

Definition

说明
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shuō míng
  1. to explain
  2. to illustrate
  3. to indicate
  4. to show
  5. to prove
  6. explanation
  7. directions
  8. caption
  9. CL:個|个[gè]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

明天
míng tiān
  1. 1 tomorrow
明星
míng xīng
  1. 1 star
  2. 2 celebrity
明白
míng bai
  1. 1 clear
  2. 2 obvious
  3. 3 unequivocal
  4. 4 to understand
  5. 5 to realize
三明治
sān míng zhì
  1. 1 sandwich (loanword)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
不明
bù míng
  1. 1 not clear
  2. 2 unknown
  3. 3 to fail to understand
光明
guāng míng
  1. 1 light
  2. 2 radiance
  3. 3 (fig.) bright (prospects etc)
  4. 4 openhearted
分明
fēn míng
  1. 1 clear
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 evidently
  4. 4 clearly
天明
tiān míng
  1. 1 dawn
  2. 2 daybreak
姚明
Yáo Míng
  1. 1 Yao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sharks 1997-2002 and for NBA Houston Rockets 2002-2011
孔明灯
kǒng míng dēng
  1. 1 sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)
文明
wén míng
  1. 1 civilized
  2. 2 civilization
  3. 3 culture
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
昆明
Kūn míng
  1. 1 Kunming prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province in southwest China
明
Míng
  1. 1 Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
  2. 2 surname Ming
  3. 3 Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God
明亮
míng liàng
  1. 1 bright
  2. 2 shining
  3. 3 glittering
  4. 4 to become clear
明信片
míng xìn piàn
  1. 1 postcard
明儿
míng r5
  1. 1 (coll.) tomorrow
  2. 2 one of these days
  3. 3 some day
明天见
míng tiān jiàn
  1. 1 see you tomorrow
  2. 2 (coll., jocular) food that passes through the digestive system more or less intact (esp. enoki mushrooms)
明媚
míng mèi
  1. 1 bright and beautiful
明年
míng nián
  1. 1 next year
明日
míng rì
  1. 1 tomorrow

Idioms (20)

不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
  1. 1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
  1. 1 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
不说自明
bù shuō zì míng
  1. 1 self-explanatory
  2. 2 self-evident (idiom)
事后聪明
shì hòu cōng ming
  1. 1 wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
以资证明
yǐ zī zhèng míng
  1. 1 in support or witness hereof (idiom)
光明磊落
guāng míng lěi luò
  1. 1 open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
冰炭不言，冷热自明
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
  1. 1 ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
冰雪聪明
bīng xuě cōng ming
  1. 1 exceptionally intelligent (idiom)
另请高明
lìng qǐng gāo míng
  1. 1 please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)
大放光明
dà fàng guāng míng
  1. 1 great release of light (idiom)
奉若神明
fèng ruò shén míng
  1. 1 to honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere
  2. 2 to worship
  3. 3 to deify
  4. 4 to make a holy cow of sth
  5. 5 to put sb on a pedestal
山明水秀
shān míng shuǐ xiù
  1. 1 lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. enchanting scenery
掌上明珠
zhǎng shàng míng zhū
  1. 1 lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)
放着明白装糊涂
fàng zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu
  1. 1 to pretend not to know (idiom)
敬若神明
jìng ruò shén míng
  1. 1 to hold sb in the same regard as one would a god (idiom)
旗帜鲜明
qí zhì xiān míng
  1. 1 to show one's colors
  2. 2 to have a clear-cut stand (idiom)
明人不做暗事
míng rén bù zuò àn shì
  1. 1 The honest person does nothing underhand (idiom).
  2. 2 fig. Do what you want to do openly and without dissimulation.
明修栈道，暗渡陈仓
míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù Chén cāng
  1. 1 lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wèi Hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liú Bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiàng Yǔ] of Chu)
  2. 2 fig. to feign one thing while doing another
  3. 3 to cheat under cover of a diversion
明哲保身
míng zhé bǎo shēn
  1. 1 a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom)
  2. 2 to put one's own safety before matters of principle
明察暗访
míng chá àn fǎng
  1. 1 open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
  2. 2 taking information from all sides

Sample Sentences

哈哈，真形象，孙悟空才有资格当“齐天大圣”呀，我觉得这也是对你们主管的赞美啦！说明她很优秀啊。
hāhā ，zhēn xíngxiàng ，Sūn Wùkōng cái yǒu zīge dāng “qítiāndàshèng ”ya ，wǒ juéde zhè yě shì duì nǐmen supervisor de zànměi la ！shuōmíng tā hěn yōuxiù ā 。
Ha ha, what an image. Only Sun Wukong had the merit to be "the Great Sage the Equal of Heaven". I think it's a form of praise for your director! It's saying that she's brilliant.
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你紧张什么？我只是举例说明这个市场趋势。
nǐ jǐnzhāng shénme ？wǒ zhǐshì jǔlì shuōmíng zhè ge shìchǎng qūshì 。
What are you so tense about? I was just giving a few examples to explain this market trend.
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哈哈，最好是啦，有人爱上你也说明我眼光好啊，爱笑的女孩呢，运气都不会太差，但话说回来，如果运气不好她怎么笑得出来呢？
hāhā ，zuì hǎo shì la ，yǒurén àishàng nǐ yě shuōmíng wǒ yǎnguāng hǎo a ，ài xiào de nǚhái ne ，yùnqi dōu bù huì tài chà ，dàn huàshuōhuílai ，rúguǒ yùnqi bù hǎo tā zěnme xiào de chūlái ne ？
Ha ha, a likely story! If someone falls in love with you it means I've got a good eye. Smiley girls never have too much bad luck, but getting back to the matter at hand, if she had such bad luck why would she be smiling?
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哎呀，知道啦知道啦，怎么唠叨个没完，快说重点吧，什么样的征兆说明这对象不靠谱。
āiyā ，zhīdào la zhīdào la ，zěnme láodao gè méiwán ，kuài shuō focus ba ，shénmeyàng de zhēngzhào shuōmíng zhè duìxiàng bù kàopǔ 。
Ah! I know, I know. Don't keep going on and on, just get to the point. What signs suggest that the object of your affection is not reliable?
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你呀，哪来那么多愁善感。人生在世哪有一帆风顺没有挫折的，就像心电图啊，高低起伏才说明有活力。老人不是常说，“得之我幸，失之我命”，看开点儿，得失心别那么重，保持向上的姿态，那些烦心事就不足挂齿了。
nǐ ya ，nǎ lái nàme duōchóushàngǎn 。rénshēng zàishì nǎyǒu yīfánfēngshùn méiyǒu cuòzhé de ，jiù xiàng xīndiàntú ā ，gāodī qǐfú cái shuōmíng yǒu huólì 。lǎorén bùshì cháng shuō ，“dé zhī wǒ xìng ，shī zhī wǒ mìng ”，kàn kāi diǎnr ，déshī xīn bié nàme zhòng ，bǎochí xiàngshàng de zītài ，nàxiē fánxīnshì jiù bùzúguàchǐ le 。
Why so depressed? There's no such thing as a life that's all smooth sailing without any frustrations. It's like an ECG, it's only when there are ups and downs that you know you're alive. Don't old people always say, "to gain is luck, to lose is fate". Try to cheer up a bit, don't take gains and losses to heart. If you keep striving forward, your troubles aren't worth dwelling on.
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那你各举一个例子给简单说明一下。
nà nǐ gè jǔ yī gè lìzi gěi jiǎndān shuōmíng yīxià 。
Then can you give examples of both and give a brief explanation of each.
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可以具体举例说明吗？在人群中，如果有人可以帮我解围，我都可以以身相许了。
kěyǐ jùtǐ jǔlì shuōmíng ma ？zài rénqún zhōng ，rúguǒ yǒurén kěyǐ bāng wǒ jiěwéi ，wǒ dōu kěyǐ yǐ shēn xiāngxǔ le 。
Can you give any concrete examples to explain? Amid crowds, I'd lay down my life for someone who could help me out.
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那么这个题目的范围非常之广，所涵盖的内容也非常之多，由于时间的关系，我将从以下三个方面向各位做论题之概述，一是外交辞令的历史渊源；二是我国当代外交中常见的基本外交辞令，我会简单举例说明；最后是中国国家领导人对一些著名的外交事件的应对。
nàme zhè ge tímù de fànwéi fēicháng zhī guǎng ，suǒ hángài de nèiróng yě fēicháng zhī duō ，yóuyú shíjiān de guānxi ，wǒ jiāng cóng yǐxià sān gè fāngmiàn xiàng gèwèi zuò lùntí zhī gàishù ，yī shì wàijiāo cílìng de lìshǐ yuānyuán ；èr shì wǒguó dāngdài wàijiāo zhōng chángjiàn de jīběn wàijiāo cílìng ，wǒ huì jiǎndān jǔlì shuōmíng ；zuìhòu shì Zhōngguó guójiā lǐngdǎorén duì yīxiē zhùmíng wàijiāo shìjiàn de yìngduì 。
This is a very broad-ranging topic, which contains a lot of things. Given the limited time, I'll give you an overview of the following three themes. The first is the origins of diplomatic rhetoric, the second is the basic commonly-used rhetoric nowadays in this country and a few simple examples; then finally I'll talk about how Chinese leaders dealt with some famous diplomatic incidents.
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