| 明 | míng | bright / opposite: dark 暗[an4] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods | ![]() | |
Results beginning with 明 | ||||
| 明显 | míng xiǎn | clear / distinct / obvious | ![]() | |
| 明白 | míng bai | clear / obvious / unequivocal / sensible / reasonable / to understand / to realize | ![]() | |
| 明确 | míng què | clear-cut / definite / explicit / to clarify / to specify / to make definite | ![]() | |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow | ![]() | |
| 明星 | míng xīng | star / celebrity | ![]() | |
| 明年 | míng nián | next year | ![]() | |
| 明明 | míng míng | obviously / plainly / undoubtedly / definitely | ![]() | |
| 明亮 | míng liàng | bright / shining / glittering / to become clear | ![]() | |
| 明日 | míng rì | tomorrow | ![]() | |
| 明月 | míng yuè | bright moon / refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark / CL:輪|轮[lun2] | ![]() | |
| 明了 | míng liǎo | to understand clearly / to be clear about / plain / clear | ![]() | |
| 明珠 | míng zhū | pearl / jewel (of great value) | ![]() | |
| 明知 | míng zhī | to be fully aware of / to know perfectly well | ![]() | |
| 明智 | míng zhì | sensible / wise / judicious / sagacious | ![]() | |
| 明代 | Míng dài | the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) | ![]() | |
| 明媚 | míng mèi | bright and beautiful | ![]() | |
| 明朗 | míng lǎng | bright / clear / obvious / forthright / open-minded / bright and cheerful | ![]() | |
| 明朝 | Míng cháo | Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) | ![]() | |
| 明朝 | míng zhāo | tomorrow morning / the following morning | ![]() | |
| 明清 | Míng Qīng | the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties | ![]() | |
| 明细 | míng xì | clear and detailed / definite / details (are as follows:) | ![]() | |
| 明文 | míng wén | to state in writing (laws, rules etc) | ![]() | |
| 明晰 | míng xī | clear / well-defined / limpid | ![]() | |
| 明示 | míng shì | to state explicitly / to clearly indicate | ![]() | |
| 明镜 | míng jìng | mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat &ndash / such as a lake &ndash / or sth that provides clarity and insight) | ![]() | |
| 明理 | míng lǐ | sensible / reasonable / an obvious reason, truth or fact / to understand the reason or reasoning | ![]() | |
| 明令 | míng lìng | to decree | ![]() | |
| 明早 | míng zǎo | tomorrow morning / tomorrow | ![]() | |
| 明末 | Míng mò | late Ming / first half of the 17th century | ![]() | |
| 明教 | Míng jiào | Manichaeism | ![]() | |
| 明治 | Míng zhì | Meiji, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1868-1912) of the Meiji emperor | ![]() | |
| 明德 | Míng dé | highest virtue / illustrious virtue | ![]() | |
| 明儿 | míng r | (coll.) tomorrow / one of these days / some day | ![]() | |
| 明净 | míng jìng | bright and clean / luminous | ![]() | |
| 明报 | Míng Bào | Ming Pao newspaper (Hong Kong) | ![]() | |
| 明火 | míng huǒ | flame / open fire | ![]() | |
| 明言 | míng yán | to say clearly / to argue clearly / to pronounce / pronounced | ![]() | |
| 明证 | míng zhèng | clear proof | ![]() | |
| 明码 | míng mǎ | non-secret code (such as Morse code, Chinese telegraph code, ASCII etc) / plaintext (cryptography) / (of prices) clearly marked | ![]() | |
| 明丽 | míng lì | bright and beautiful / (of a landscape) gorgeous / (of a color) vibrant | ![]() | |
| 明志 | míng zhì | to demonstrate one's sincere convictions | ![]() | |
| 明达 | míng dá | reasonable / of good judgment | ![]() | |
| 明史 | Míng shǐ | History of the Ming Dynasty, twenty fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Zhang Tingyu 張廷玉|张廷玉[Zhang1 Ting2 yu4] in 1739 during the Qing Dynasty, 332 scrolls | ![]() | |
| 明灭 | míng miè | to flicker / to flash on and off / to brighten and fade | ![]() | |
| 明胶 | míng jiāo | gelatin | ![]() | |
| 明处 | míng chù | clear place / out in the open | ![]() | |
| 明慧 | míng huì | intelligent / brilliant | ![]() | |
| 明澈 | míng chè | clear / limpid | ![]() | |
| 明子 | míng zi | see 松明[song1 ming2] | ![]() | |
| 明察 | míng chá | to note clearly / to perceive | ![]() | |
| 明辨 | míng biàn | to discern / to distinguish clearly | ![]() | |
| 明矾 | míng fán | alum | ![]() | |
| 明渠 | míng qú | (open, uncovered) water channel / canal | ![]() | |
| 明仁 | Míng rén | Akihito, personal name of the Heisei 平成[Ping2 cheng2] emperor of Japan (1933-), reigned 1989-2019 | ![]() | |
| 明虾 | míng xiā | prawn | ![]() | |
| 明初 | Míng chū | the early Ming (i.e. from second half of 14th century) | ![]() | |
| 明订 | míng dìng | see 訂明|订明[ding4ming2] | ![]() | |
| 明沟 | míng gōu | open drainage channel / ditch | ![]() | |
| 明光 | Míng guāng | Mingguang, a county-level city in Chuzhou 滁州[Chu2 zhou1], Anhui | ![]() | |
| 明和 | Míng hé | Minghe, rail station in South Taiwan / Meiwa (Japanese reign name 1764-1772) / Meiwa (common name for Japanese companies or schools) | ![]() | |
| 明皎 | míng jiǎo | clear and bright | ![]() | |
| 明里 | míng li | publicly / outwardly / professedly | ![]() | |
| 明膫 | míng liáo | manifest | ![]() | |
| 明山 | Míng shān | Mingshan, a district of Benxi 本溪市[Ben3xi1 Shi4], Liaoning | ![]() | |
| 明手 | míng shǒu | dummy (in bridge) | ![]() | |
| 明水 | Míng shuǐ | Mingshui county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang | ![]() | |
| 明邃 | míng suì | glistening and piercing | ![]() | |
| 明体 | míng tǐ | Mincho / Song font | ![]() | |
| 明晚 | míng wǎn | tomorrow evening | ![]() | |
| 明溪 | Míng xī | Mingxi, a county in Sanming City 三明市[San1ming2 Shi4], Fujian | ![]() | |
| 明应 | míng yīng | Meio | ![]() | |
| 明喻 | míng yù | simile | ![]() | |
| 明杖 | míng zhàng | white cane (used by the blind) | ![]() | |
| 明信片 | míng xìn piàn | postcard | ![]() |
| 明摆着 | míng bǎi zhe | evident / clear / undoubted | ![]() |
| 明细表 | míng xì biǎo | schedule / subsidiary ledger / a detailed list | ![]() |
| 明晃晃 | míng huǎng huǎng | shining / bright | ![]() |
| 明眼人 | míng yǎn rén | perspicacious person / sb with a discerning eye / sighted person (as opposed to blind) | ![]() |
| 明太祖 | Míng Tài zǔ | Ming Taizu, temple name of first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武[Hong2 wu3] | ![]() |
| 明斯克 | Míng sī kè | Minsk, capital of Belarus | ![]() |
| 明孝陵 | Míng xiào líng | Ming tombs in Nanjing, tomb of founding Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋[Zhu1 Yuan2 zhang1], a World Heritage site | ![]() |
| 明朝体 | Míng cháo tǐ | Mincho font | ![]() |
| 明成祖 | Míng Chéng zǔ | Ming Chengzu, temple name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂|永乐[Yong3 le4] | ![]() |
| 明德镇 | Míng dé zhèn | Middlebury (name of town in Vermont) | ![]() |
| 明光度 | míng guāng dù | luminosity | ![]() |
| 明光蓝 | míng guāng lán | lavender blue | ![]() |
| 明光市 | Míng guāng shì | Mingguang, a county-level city in Chuzhou 滁州[Chu2 zhou1], Anhui | ![]() |
| 明古鲁 | Míng gǔ lǔ | Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra) | ![]() |
| 明仁宗 | Míng Rén zōng | Ming Renzong, temple name of fourth Ming emperor Zhu Gaochi 朱高熾|朱高炽[Zhu1 Gao1 chi4] | ![]() |
| 明儿个 | míng r ge | (coll.) tomorrow | ![]() |
| 明山区 | Míng shān qū | Mingshan, a district of Benxi 本溪市[Ben3xi1 Shi4], Liaoning | ![]() |
| 明实录 | míng shí lù | Ming Veritable Records, imperial annals of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty | ![]() |
| 明水县 | Míng shuǐ xiàn | Mingshui county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang | ![]() |
| 明天见 | míng tiān jiàn | see you tomorrow / (coll., jocular) food that passes through the digestive system more or less intact (esp. enoki mushrooms) | ![]() |
| 明天启 | Míng Tiān qǐ | Tianqi Emperor, reign name of fifteenth Ming emperor Zhu Youxiao 朱由校[Zhu1 You2 xiao4] (1605-1627), reigned 1620-1627, temple name 明熹宗[Ming2 Xi1 zong1] | ![]() |
| 明武宗 | Míng Wǔ zōng | Ming Wuzong, temple name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhengde 正德[Zheng4 de2] | ![]() |
| 明溪县 | Míng xī xiàn | Mingxi, a county in Sanming City 三明市[San1ming2 Shi4], Fujian | ![]() |
| 明熹宗 | Míng Xī zōng | Ming Xizong, temple name of fifteenth Ming emperor Tianqi 明天啟|明天启[Ming2 Tian1 qi3] | ![]() |
| 明宣宗 | Míng Xuān zōng | temple name of fifth Ming emperor Xuande 宣德[Xuan1 de2] | ![]() |
| 明目张胆 | míng mù zhāng dǎn | openly and without fear / brazenly | ![]() |
| 明争暗斗 | míng zhēng àn dòu | (idiom) to fight openly and maneuver covertly | ![]() |
| 明知故问 | míng zhī gù wèn | to ask a question, already knowing the answer | ![]() |
| 明智之举 | míng zhì zhī jǔ | sensible act | ![]() |
| 明尼苏达 | Míng ní sū dá | Minnesota, USA | ![]() |
| 明哲保身 | míng zhé bǎo shēn | a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom) / to put one's own safety before matters of principle | ![]() |
| 明治维新 | Míng zhì Wéi xīn | Meiji Restoration (Japan, 1868) | ![]() |
| 明察秋毫 | míng chá qiū háo | lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. perceptive of even the finest detail | ![]() |
| 明辨是非 | míng biàn shì fēi | to distinguish right and wrong (idiom) | ![]() |
| 明察暗访 | míng chá àn fǎng | open enquiries and secret search (idiom) / to investigate openly and in secret / taking information from all sides | ![]() |
| 明知故犯 | míng zhī gù fàn | deliberate violation (idiom) / intentional crime | ![]() |
| 明日黄花 | míng rì huáng huā | lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom) / fig. outdated / thing of the past / dead letter | ![]() |
| 明十三陵 | Míng shí sān líng | the Ming tombs (mausoleum park of the Ming emperors in Changping district of Beijing) | ![]() |
| 明镜高悬 | míng jìng gāo xuán | perspicacious and impartial in judgment (idiom) | ![]() |
| 明窗净几 | míng chuāng jìng jī | lit. clear window and clean table (idiom) / fig. bright and clean (room) | ![]() |
| 明媒正娶 | míng méi zhèng qǔ | to be officially wed | ![]() |
| 明眸皓齿 | míng móu hào chǐ | to have bright eyes and white teeth | ![]() |
| 明月清风 | míng yuè qīng fēng | see 清風明月|清风明月[qing1 feng1 ming2 yue4] | ![]() |
| 明珠暗投 | míng zhū àn tóu | to cast pearls before swine (idiom) / not to get proper recognition for one's talents | ![]() |
| 明显损害 | appreciable harm | ![]() | |
| 明暗界线 | míng àn jiè xiàn | terminator | ![]() |
| 明查暗访 | míng chá àn fǎng | open enquiries and secret search (idiom) / to investigate openly and in secret / taking information from all sides | ![]() |
| 明达事理 | míng dá shì lǐ | reasonable / sensible | ![]() |
| 明德学院 | Míng dé Xué yuàn | Middlebury College, private liberal arts college in Middlebury, Vermont | ![]() |
| 明洞圣堂 | míng dòng shèng táng | Myeongdong | ![]() |
| 明多陆安 | míng duō lù ān | Mindolluin | ![]() |
| 明岗暗哨 | míng gǎng àn shào | both covert and undercover (officers) keeping watch (idiom) | ![]() |
| 明古鲁市 | Míng gǔ lǔ shì | Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra) | ![]() |
| 明里暗里 | míng lǐ àn lǐ | both publicly and privately / both overtly and secretly / both explicitly and implicitly | ![]() |
| 明码电报 | míng mǎ diàn bào | clear message | ![]() |
| 明末清初 | Míng mò Qīng chū | late Ming and early Qing / around the middle of the 17th century | ![]() |
| 明升暗降 | míng shēng àn jiàng | (idiom) to kick sb upstairs | ![]() |
| 明文规定 | míng wén guī dìng | expressly stipulated (in writing) | ![]() |
| 明知故问 | míng zhī - gù wèn | (idiom) to ask a question, already knowing the answer | ![]() |
| 明尼苏达州 | Míng ní sū dá zhōu | Minnesota | ![]() |
| 明智的决定 | informed decision | ![]() | |
| 明斯克程序 | Minsk process | ![]() | |
| 明斯克小组 | míng sī kè xiǎo zǔ | Minsk Group | ![]() |
| 明尼阿波利斯 | Míng ní ā bō lì sī | Minneapolis, a nameplace in the USA, notably in Minnesota | ![]() |
| 明人不做暗事 | míng rén bù zuò àn shì | an honest person does not act surreptitiously (idiom) | ![]() |
| 明确同意的标准 | positive consent standards | ![]() | |
| 明尼·米纳维派 | míng ní middot;mǐ nà wéi pài | Minawi faction / Minni Minawi faction | ![]() |
| 明显的句法线索 | míng xiǎn de jù fǎ xiàn suǒ | explicit syntactic cue | ![]() |
| 明希豪森综合征 | míng xī háo sēn zōng hé zhēng | Munchausen Syndrome | ![]() |
| 明知故犯干扰司法 | knowingly and wilfully interfere with the administration of justice | ![]() | |
| 明尼苏达人权宣传会 | Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights | ![]() | |
| 明枪好躲,暗箭难防 | míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng | lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom) / it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies | ![]() |
| 明枪易躲,暗箭难防 | míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng | lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom) / it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies | ![]() |
| 明修栈道,暗渡陈仓 | míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù Chén cāng | lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu) / fig. to feign one thing while doing another / to cheat under cover of a diversion | ![]() |
| 明尼苏达多相人格测验 | Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory | ![]() | |
| 明知山有虎,偏向虎山行 | míng zhī shān yǒu hǔ , piān xiàng hǔ shān xíng | lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom) / fig. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers | ![]() |
Approximate Results for 明 | ||||
| 说明 | shuō míng | to explain / to illustrate / to indicate / to show / to prove / explanation / directions / caption / CL:個|个[ge4] | ![]() | |
| 声明 | shēng míng | to state / to declare / statement / declaration / CL:項|项[xiang4],份[fen4] | ![]() | |
| 证明 | zhèng míng | proof / certificate / identification / testimonial / CL:個|个[ge4] / to prove / to testify / to confirm the truth of | ![]() | |
| 文明 | wén míng | civilized / civilization / culture / CL:個|个[ge4] | ![]() | |
| 表明 | biǎo míng | to make clear / to make known / to state clearly / to indicate / known | ![]() | |
| 注明 | zhù míng | to clearly indicate | ![]() | |
| 聪明 | cōng ming | intelligent / clever / bright / acute (of sight and hearing) | ![]() | |
| 透明 | tòu míng | transparent / (fig.) transparent / open to scrutiny | ![]() | |
| 昆明 | Kūn míng | see 昆明市[Kun1ming2 Shi4] | ![]() | |
| 光明 | guāng míng | light / radiance / (fig.) bright (prospects etc) / openhearted | ![]() | |
| 不明 | bù míng | not clear / unknown / to fail to understand | ![]() | |
| 发明 | fā míng | to invent / an invention / CL:個|个[ge4] | ![]() | |
| 照明 | zhào míng | lighting / illumination / to light up / to illuminate | ![]() | |
| 分明 | fēn míng | clear / distinct / evidently / clearly | ![]() | |
| 黎明 | lí míng | dawn / daybreak | ![]() | |
| 鲜明 | xiān míng | (of colors) bright / fresh and clear / clear-cut / distinct | ![]() | |
| 高明 | gāo míng | brilliant / superior / wise | ![]() | |
| 申明 | shēn míng | to declare / to aver / to state formally | ![]() | |
| 精明 | jīng míng | astute / shrewd / smart | ![]() | |
| 标明 | biāo míng | to mark / to indicate | ![]() | |
| 清明 | qīng míng | clear and bright / sober and calm / (of a government or administration) well ordered | ![]() | |
| 查明 | chá míng | to investigate and find out / to ascertain | ![]() | |
| 指明 | zhǐ míng | to show clearly / to designate / to indicate | ![]() | |
| 简明 | jiǎn míng | simple and clear / concise | ![]() | |
| 英明 | yīng míng | wise / brilliant | ![]() | |
| 天明 | tiān míng | dawn / daybreak | ![]() | |
| 失明 | shī míng | to lose one's eyesight / to become blind / blindness | ![]() | |
| 通明 | tōng míng | brightly lit | ![]() | |
| 阐明 | chǎn míng | to elucidate / to explain clearly / to expound | ![]() | |
| 摆明 | bǎi míng | to show clearly | ![]() | |
| 神明 | shén míng | deities / gods | ![]() | |
| 孔明 | Kǒng míng | courtesy name of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] | ![]() | |
| 流明 | liú míng | lumen (unit of light flux) (loanword) | ![]() | |
| 开明 | kāi míng | enlightened / open-minded / enlightenment | ![]() | |
| 启明 | Qǐ míng | Classical Chinese name for planet Venus in the east before dawn | ![]() | |
| 载明 | zǎi míng | to state explicitly in writing / to specify / to stipulate | ![]() | |
| 探明 | tàn míng | to ascertain / to verify | ![]() | |
| 阿明 | A1 míng | Al-Amin | ![]() | |
| 严明 | yán míng | strict and impartial / firm | ![]() | |
| 无明 | wú míng | avidya (Buddhism) / ignorance / delusion | ![]() | |
| 讲明 | jiǎng míng | to explain | ![]() | |
| 王明 | Wáng Míng | Wang Ming (1904-1974), Soviet-trained Chinese communist, Comintern and Soviet stooge and left adventurist in the 1930s, fell out with Mao and moved to Soviet Union from 1956 | ![]() | |
| 金明 | Jīn míng | Jinming district of Kaifeng city 開封市|开封市[Kai1 feng1 shi4], Henan | ![]() | |
| 言明 | yán míng | to state clearly | ![]() | |
| 圣明 | shèng míng | enlightened sage / brilliant master (flattering words applied to ruler) | ![]() | |
| 验明 | yàn míng | to ascertain / to identify / to verify (sb's identity etc) | ![]() | |
| 显明 | xiǎn míng | obvious / evident / conspicuous / prominent / distinct / apparent | ![]() | |
| 幽明 | yōu míng | the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts | ![]() | |
| 贤明 | xián míng | wise and capable / sagacious | ![]() | |
| 昌明 | chāng míng | flourishing / thriving | ![]() | |
| 辨明 | biàn míng | to clarify / to distinguish / to elucidate | ![]() | |
| 判明 | pàn míng | to distinguish / to ascertain | ![]() | |
| 决明 | jué míng | (botany) cassia | ![]() | |
| 认明 | rèn míng | to identify / to authenticate | ![]() | |
| 辩明 | biàn míng | to explain clearly / to elucidate | ![]() | |
| 薄明 | bó míng | dim light / early dawn | ![]() | |
| 崇明 | Chóng míng | Chongming island county, Shanghai | ![]() | |
| 点明 | diǎn míng | to point out | ![]() | |
| 订明 | dìng míng | to stipulate / to state expressly | ![]() | |
| 东明 | Dōng míng | Dongming county in Heze 菏澤|菏泽[He2 ze2], Shandong | ![]() | |
| 复明 | fù Míng | to regain one's eyesight / (astronomy) emersion | ![]() | |
| 坚明 | jiān míng | to consolidate and clarify | ![]() | |
| 晶明 | jīng míng | bright / shiny | ![]() | |
| 列明 | liè míng | to list / to specify | ![]() | |
| 南明 | Nán míng | Nanming District of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[Gui4 yang2 Shi4], Guizhou | ![]() | |
| 宁明 | Níng míng | Ningming county in Chongzuo 崇左[Chong2 zuo3], Guangxi | ![]() | |
| 平明 | píng míng | (literary) dawn / daybreak / impartial and astute | ![]() | |
| 秋明 | qiū míng | Tyumen | ![]() | |
| 三明 | Sān míng | see 三明市[San1ming2 Shi4] | ![]() | |
| 思明 | Sī míng | Siming, a district of Xiamen 廈門市|厦门市[Xia4men2 Shi4], Fujian | ![]() | |
| 嵩明 | Sōng míng | Songming county in Kunming 昆明[Kun1 ming2], Yunnan | ![]() | |
| 松明 | sōng míng | pine torch | ![]() | |
| 挑明 | tiǎo míng | to illuminate / to open up (a topic) | ![]() | |
| 微明 | wēi míng | twilight | ![]() | |
| 宣明 | xuān míng | to declare | ![]() | |
| 叙明 | xù míng | detailed accounting | ![]() | |
| 阳明 | Yáng míng | Yangming district of Mudanjiang city 牡丹江市, Heilongjiang | ![]() | |
| 姚明 | Yáo Míng | Yao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sharks 1997-2002 and for NBA Houston Rockets 2002-2011 | ![]() | |
| 幽明 | yōu - míng | the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts | ![]() | |
| 彰明 | zhāng míng | to show clearly / to make public / obvious | ![]() | |
| 质明 | zhì míng | at dawn | ![]() | |
| 不明白 | bù míng bái | does not understand / fails to realize (intuitively) what is going on | ![]() |
| 说明书 | shuō míng shū | (technical) manual / (book of) directions / synopsis (of a play or film) / specification (patent) / CL:本[ben3] | ![]() |
| 透明度 | tòu míng dù | transparency / (policy of) openness | ![]() |
| 半透明 | bàn tòu míng | translucent / semitransparent | ![]() |
| 不明确 | bù míng què | indefinite / unclear | ![]() |
| 证明书 | zhèng míng shū | certificate | ![]() |
| 伯明翰 | Bó míng hàn | Birmingham | ![]() |
| 清明节 | Qīng míng jié | Qingming or Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, celebration for the dead (in early April) | ![]() |
| 不透明 | bù tòu míng | opaque | ![]() |
| 发明人 | fā míng rén | inventor | ![]() |
| 三明治 | sān míng zhì | (loanword) sandwich | ![]() |
| 陶渊明 | Táo Yuān míng | Tao Yuanming (c. 365-427), Jin dynasty writer and poet | ![]() |
| 发明家 | fā míng jiā | inventor | ![]() |
| 胡志明 | Hú Zhì míng | Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), former Vietnamese leader / see also 胡志明市[Hu2 Zhi4 ming2 Shi4] | ![]() |
| 启明星 | qǐ míng xīng | (astronomy) Venus | ![]() |
| 发明者 | fā míng zhě | inventor | ![]() |
| 阳明山 | Yáng míng Shān | Mt Yangming in Hunan / Mt Yangming in north Taiwan, near Taibei | ![]() |
| 伏明霞 | Fú Míng xiá | Fu Mingxia (1978-), Chinese diving champion | ![]() |
| 古文明 | gǔ wén míng | ancient civilization | ![]() |
| 海明威 | Hǎi míng wēi | Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), American novelist and journalist | ![]() |
| 决明子 | jué míng zǐ | (botany) cassia seed | ![]() |
| 唐明皇 | Táng Míng huáng | Emperor Ming of Tang (685-762), also known as Emperor Xuanzong of Tang 唐玄宗[Tang2 Xuan2 zong1], reigned 712-756 | ![]() |
| 王阳明 | Wáng Yáng míng | Wang Yangming (1472-1529), Ming dynasty Neo-Confucian philosopher, influential in the School of Mind 心學|心学[xin1 xue2] | ![]() |
| 赶明儿 | gǎn míng r | (coll.) some day / one of these days | ![]() |
| 长明灯 | cháng míng dēng | altar lamp burning day and night | ![]() |
| 崇明岛 | Chóng míng Dǎo | Chongming Island | ![]() |
| 陈炯明 | Chén Jiǒng míng | Chen Jiongming (1878-1933), a leading warlord of Guangdong faction, defeated in 1925 and fled to Hong Kong | ![]() |
| 照明弹 | zhào míng dàn | flare / star shell | ![]() |
| 施明德 | Shī Míng dé | Shih Ming-teh (1941-), Taiwanese politician, imprisoned 1962-1977 and 1980-1990 under the Guomindang, subsequently a leader of DPP 民進黨|民进党, in 2006 led protests against Chen Shui-Bian 陳水扁|陈水扁[Chen2 Shui3 bian3] | ![]() |
| 决明属 | senna / cassia | ![]() | |
| 透明的 | transparent | ![]() | |
| 班雅明 | Bān yǎ míng | Benjamin (name) | ![]() |
| 本杰明 | Běn jié míng | Benjamin (person name) | ![]() |
| 陈志明 | chén zhì míng | Dominic | ![]() |
| 崇明县 | Chóng míng xiàn | Chongming island county, Shanghai | ![]() |
| 崔明慧 | Cuī Míng huì | Christine Choy (1964-), Chinese-American film director | ![]() |
| 大明湖 | Dà míng Hú | Daming Lake in Jinan 濟南|济南[Ji3 nan2], Shandong | ![]() |
| 大明历 | Dà míng lì | the 5th century Chinese calendar established by Zu Chongzhi 祖沖之|祖冲之 | ![]() |
| 大明虾 | dà míng xiā | king prawn | ![]() |
| 电照明 | diàn zhào míng | electric lighting | ![]() |
| 东明县 | Dōng míng xiàn | Dongming county in Heze 菏澤|菏泽[He2 ze2], Shandong | ![]() |
| 高明区 | Gāo míng qū | Gaoming, a district of Foshan 佛山市[Fo2shan1 Shi4], Guangdong | ![]() |
| 光明节 | Guāng míng jié | Hanukkah (Chanukah), 8 day Jewish holiday starting on the 25th day of Kislev (can occur from late Nov up to late Dec on Gregorian calendar) / also called 哈努卡節|哈努卡节 / and simply 哈努卡 | ![]() |
| 光明星 | guāng míng xīng | bright star / name of North Korean space satellite | ![]() |
| 郭敬明 | Guō Jìng míng | Guo Jingming (1983-), Chinese young-adult fiction writer and teen pop idol | ![]() |
| 汉明帝 | Hàn Míng Dì | Emperor Ming of Han (28-75), Western Han Dynasty Emperor 58-75 | ![]() |
| 黑泽明 | Hēi zé Míng | Kurosawa Akira (1910-1998) Japanese movie director | ![]() |
| 怀俄明 | Huái é míng | Wyoming, US state | ![]() |
| 黄晓明 | huáng xiǎo míng | Huang | ![]() |
| 金明区 | Jīn míng qū | Jinming district of Kaifeng city 開封市|开封市[Kai1 feng1 shi4], Henan | ![]() |
| 孔明灯 | kǒng míng dēng | sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals) | ![]() |
| 昆明湖 | Kūn míng Hú | Kunming Lake | ![]() |
| 昆明市 | Kūn míng shì | Kunming, prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2nan2 Sheng3] | ![]() |
| 李明博 | Lǐ Míng bó | Lee Myung-bak (1941-), South Korean businessman, one-time chairman of Hyundai, president of South Korea 2008-2013 | ![]() |
| 南明区 | Nán míng qū | Nanming District of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[Gui4 yang2 Shi4], Guizhou | ![]() |
| 宁明县 | Níng míng xiàn | Ningming county in Chongzuo 崇左[Chong2 zuo3], Guangxi | ![]() |
| 弄明白 | nòng míng bai | to figure out how to do something | ![]() |
| 彭明敏 | péng míng mǐn | Peng | ![]() |
| 三明市 | Sān míng shì | Sanming, prefecture-level city in Fujian Province 福建省[Fu2jian4 Sheng3] | ![]() |
| 声明书 | shēng míng shū | statement | ![]() |
| 失明症 | shī míng zhèng | blindness | ![]() |
| 史思明 | Shǐ Sī míng | Shi Siming (703-761), military colleague of An Lushan 安祿山|安禄山[An1 Lu4 shan1], participated in the 755-763 An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂|安史之乱[An1 Shi3 zhi1 Luan4] | ![]() |
| 说明会 | shuō míng huì | information meeting | ![]() |
| 思明区 | Sī míng qū | Siming, a district of Xiamen 廈門市|厦门市[Xia4men2 Shi4], Fujian | ![]() |
| 嵩明县 | Sōng míng xiàn | Songming county in Kunming 昆明[Kun1 ming2], Yunnan | ![]() |
| 唐明治 | táng míng zhì | Michael | ![]() |
| 透明胶 | tòu míng jiāo | Scotch tape | ![]() |
| 魏道明 | wèi dào míng | Wey | ![]() |
| 微明区 | wēi míng qū | oligophotic zone | ![]() |
