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明了

míng liǎo

2-character word

What 明了 means

1. to understand clearly
2. to be clear about
3. plain
4. clear
5. also written {明了|míng liǎo}

Other readings

明了 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• míng liǎoto understand clearly; to be clear about; plain

The characters in 明了

• 明míngbright; opposite: dark 暗; (of meaning) clear
• 了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)…

Example sentences

• 他失明了。
  He lost his eyesight.
• 汤姆失明了。
  Tom became blind.
• 他发明了轮子。
  Tā fāmíng le lúnzi.
  He invented the wheel.
• 谁发明了电话？
  Who invented the telephone?
• 贝尔发明了什么？
  What was invented by Bell?
• 爱迪生发明了电灯。
  àidíshēng fāmíng le diàndēng.
  Edison invented the electric lamp.

Words containing 明了

• 简单明了jiǎn dān míng liǎoclear and simple; in simple terms