Writing
明白 (míngbai) — how to say "to understand" in Chinese
明白
To understand
adjective · verb
Character composition
明
clear
白
understandable
Radicals / Keys
日
Sun
#72 · rì · 4 strokes
白
White
#106 · bái · 5 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
明白意思
míngbai yìsi
understand the meaning
Examples
经过老师的解释，我终于明白了这道题的意思。
After the teacher's explanation, I finally understood the meaning of this problem.
我明白了。
I understand.
Mnemonic
[míngbai-] Ming the magician 🧙♂️ discovers a mysterious scroll with the character 明白 on it while walking through a sunlit forest. As the clear rays of the sun hit the scroll, it becomes perfectly understandable, and suddenly Ming feels a burst of clarity as he "understands" everything around him. The forest transforms into a realm of knowledge!
Frequently asked questions
How to say do you understand in Chinese?
"to understand" in Chinese is 明白 (míngbai).
明白 meaning in English
明白 (míngbai) means "To understand".
How is 明白 pronounced?
It is pronounced míngbai (written as mingbai). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to understand" in Chinese characters?
It is written 明白: 明 has 8 strokes, 白 has 5 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 明白?
明白 belongs to the HSK 3 vocabulary list.
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