明显
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
明显 (míngxiǎn) · obvious
明显 (míngxiǎn) means “obvious; clear; clearly”. It is written with 2 characters: 明 (bright) + 显 (clear). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 明显 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)
显 xiǎn · clear
What 显 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 业yè — business
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 日 gives the meaning, 业 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他的汉语明显进步了。Tā de Hànyǔ míngxiǎn jìnbù le.His Chinese has clearly improved.
这两件衣服的区别很明显。Zhè liǎng jiàn yīfu de qūbié hěn míngxiǎn.The difference between these two clothes is obvious.
Questions about 明显
What does 明显 mean?
明显 (míngxiǎn) means “obvious; clear; clearly”.
How do you pronounce 明显?
明显 is pronounced míngxiǎn.
Which HSK level is 明显?
明显 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
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
- 声明shēngmíngstatement
Learn 明显 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 3: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.