明确
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
明确 (míngquè) · clear
明确 (míngquè) means “clear; definite; to make clear”. It is written with 2 characters: 明 (bright) + 确 (certain). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 明确 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)
确 què · certain
What 确 is made of
- 石shí — stone
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 角jiǎo — angle
- ⺈ — top shape
- 用yòng — to use
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 石 gives the meaning, 角 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
老师的要求很明确。Lǎoshī de yāoqiú hěn míngquè.The teacher's requirements are very clear.
请你明确地回答。Qǐng nǐ míngquè de huídá.Please answer clearly.
Questions about 明确
What does 明确 mean?
明确 (míngquè) means “clear; definite; to make clear”.
How do you pronounce 明确?
明确 is pronounced míngquè.
Which HSK level is 明确?
明确 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
- 明显míngxiǎnobvious
- 声明shēngmíngstatement
Learn 明确 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 2: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.