Dictionary › 明明

明明

míng míng

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word

明明 (míng míng) means "obviously". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 明明 means

1. obviously
2. plainly
3. undoubtedly
4. definitely

How 明明 is used in grammar

明明 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Modal Adverbs: 毕竟、居然、明明、总算 (HSK 5)

The official HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists it at level 6, adverbs (语气副词).

The characters in 明明

• 明míngbright; opposite: dark 暗; (of meaning) clear
• 明míngbright; opposite: dark 暗; (of meaning) clear

Sounds the same

Read míng míng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 溟溟drizzling; gloomy; dim

Where 明明 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · mǐn (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read míng míng correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.