明白

míng bai · ming bai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. clear; obvious; unequivocal
  2. sensible; reasonable
  3. to understand; to realize

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)明(míng)白(bai)怎(zěn)么(me)解(jiě)决(jué)问(wèn)题(tí)。

I understand how to solve the problem.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by morganlmallory · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

老(lǎo)师(shī)讲(jiǎng)得(de)很(hěn)清(qīng)楚(chu),大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)明(míng)白(bai)了(le)。

The teacher explained it clearly, and everyone understood.

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