| 说明 | shuō míng | to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption; CL:个 |
| 明 | míng | bright; opposite: dark 暗; (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open; wise; generic term for a sacrifice to the gods; Ming Dynasty (1368-1644); surname Ming; Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神农 Farmer God |
| 证明 | zhèng míng | proof; certificate; identification; testimonial; CL:个; to prove; to testify; to confirm the truth of |
| 明显 | míng xiǎn | clear; distinct; obvious |
| 明确 | míng què | clear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite |
| 表明 | biǎo míng | to make clear; to make known; to state clearly; to indicate; known |
| 声明 | shēng míng | statement; declaration; CL:项,份 |
| 发明 | fā míng | to invent; invention; CL:个 |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow |
| 文明 | wén míng | civilized; civilization; culture; CL:个 |
| 不明 | bù míng | not clear; unknown; to fail to understand |
| 鲜明 | xiān míng | bright; clear-cut; distinct |
| 透明 | tòu míng | transparent; open (non-secretive) |
| 明年 | míng nián | next year |
| 阐明 | chǎn míng | to elucidate; to explain clearly; to expound |
| 明亮 | míng liàng | brightness |
| 光明 | guāng míng | light; illumination; radiance (esp. glory of Buddha etc); fig. bright prospect; openhearted |
| 英明 | yīng míng | wise; brilliant |
| 聪明 | cōng ming | acute (of sight and hearing); clever; intelligent; bright; smart |
| 照明 | zhào míng | lighting; illumination |
| 查明 | chá míng | to investigate and find out; to ascertain |
| 昆明 | Kūn míng | Kunming prefecture level city and capital of Yunnan province in southwest China |
| 分明 | fēn míng | clearly demarcated; sharply contoured |
| 简明 | jiǎn míng | simple and clear; concise |
| 黎明 | lí míng | dawn; daybreak |
| 指明 | zhǐ míng | to show clearly; to designate; to indicate |
| 明明 | míng míng | obviously; plainly; undoubtedly; definitely |
| 清明 | qīng míng | clear and bright; sober and calm; (of a government or administration) well ordered; Qingming or Pure Brightness, 5th of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 5th-19th April; the Qingming festival (Pure brightness or tomb-sweeping), 4th-6th April |
| 明文 | míng wén | to state in writing (laws, rules etc) |
| 标明 | biāo míng | to mark; to indicate |
| 高明 | gāo míng | brilliant; superior; tall and bright; Gaoming district of Foshan city 佛山市, Guangdong |
| 明知 | míng zhī | to be fully aware of; to know perfectly well |
| 开明 | kāi míng | enlightened; open-minded; enlightenment |
| 明日 | míng rì | tomorrow |
| 不透明 | bù tòu míng | opaque |
| 明朗 | míng lǎng | bright; clear; obvious; forthright; open-minded; bright and cheerful |
| 透明度 | tòu míng dù | transparency; (policy of) openness |
| 明珠 | míng zhū | pearl; jewel (of great value) |
| 阿明 | Ā míng | Al-Amin |
| 王明 | Wáng Míng | Wang Ming (1904-1974), Soviet trained Chinese communist, Comintern and Soviet stooge and left adventurist in the 1930s, fell out with Mao and moved to Soviet Union from 1956 |
| 发明创造 | fā míng chuàng zào | inventions |
| 胡志明 | Hú Zhì míng | Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), former Vietnamese leader. See also 胡志明市 |
| 明智 | míng zhì | sensible; wise; judicious; sagacious |
| 半透明 | bàn tòu míng | translucent; semitransparent |
| 严明 | yán míng | strict and impartial; firm |
| 联合声明 | lián hé shēng míng | joint declaration |
| 探明 | tàn míng | to ascertain; to verify |
| 明儿 | míngr | tomorrow; one of these days; some day |
| 显明 | xiǎn míng | to reveal, make known |
| 明了 | míng liǎo | to understand clearly; to be clear about; plain; clear |
