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说明 shuōmíng

说明 shuōmíng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 10 English Translations of the word 说明 shuōmíng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shuōmíng | shuo1 ming2
English translation
to explain
to illustrate
to indicate
to show
to prove
explanation
directions
caption
CL:
>[gè]

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Traditional form

說明

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 说明 shuōmíng

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shuì

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. yán represents the meaning and Duì represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Duì

Semantic compound

yán

Positional decomposition

讠兑

Number of Strokes

9
Míng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

The character was originally a pictograph of the moon ( yuè ) shining through a window ( jiǒng ). Traditionally (but incorrectly) explained that the sun () and moon ( yuè ) together are bright ( Míng ).

Positional decomposition

日月 rì yuè

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 说明 shuōmíng

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直到 zhí dào 看到这幅 huà de 说明 shuōmíng cái lòng dǒng 意思 yìsi .

I didn't understand the drawing until I read the caption.

liú zhú suān yán de 制备 zhì bèi 说明 shuōmíng zhè 一点 yī diǎn .

The preparation of salts of thionic acids illustrates this point.

如果 rúguǒ duì zhè 工作 gōngzuò gǎn 兴趣 xìng qù , jiāng gěi 全部 quánbù de 说明 shuōmíng .

If you're interested in the job, I'll send you all the details.

Huā le hěn jiǔ cái lòng 明白 míngbai 说明书 shuō míng shū de 意思 yìsi .

It took me a long time to catch on to the directions.

如果 rúguǒ , zhè 可能 kěnéng 说明 shuōmíng 饮水 yǐn shuǐ 正好 zhènghǎo 适量 shì liàng . ”

If you're not thirsty, you're fluid intake is likely " just right. "

说明 shuōmíng Decomposition

See the 6 Chinese characters that make up 说明 shuōmíng and their own compounds.

说明 shuōmíng Compounds

See all 7 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 说明 shuōmíng in their composition.

  • shuì
    • Míng
      • méng
      • méng
      • wěng , , , ,
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