明明
Old HSK 6
明明 (míngmíng) · obviously
明明 (míngmíng) means “obviously; plainly”. It is written with 1 character: 明 (bright). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 明明 is built
The characters
明 míng · bright
What 明 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: The light of the sun 日 and moon 月 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他明明知道答案，却不说。Tā míngmíng zhīdào dá'àn, què bù shuō.He obviously knows the answer but won't say.
我明明把钥匙放在这里了。Wǒ míngmíng bǎ yàoshi fàng zài zhèlǐ le.I definitely put the keys here.
Questions about 明明
What does 明明 mean?
明明 (míngmíng) means “obviously; plainly”.
How do you pronounce 明明?
明明 is pronounced míngmíng.
Which HSK level is 明明?
明明 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 明白míngbaito understand
- 明年míngniánnext year
- 明天míngtiāntomorrow
- 明星míngxīngstar
- 说明shuōmíngto explain
- 表明biǎomíngto show
- 发明fāmíngto invent
- 光明guāngmíngbright
- 明确míngquèclear
- 明显míngxiǎnobvious
Learn 明明 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 127: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.