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明显 míngxiǎn

明显 míngxiǎn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 明显 míngxiǎn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
míngxiǎn | ming2 xian3
English translation
clear
distinct
obvious

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About 明显 míngxiǎn

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Traditional form

明顯

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 明显 míngxiǎn

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 明显 míngxiǎn .

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
xiǎn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of xiǎn .

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

日业

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 明显 míngxiǎn

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这样 zhè yàng 明显 míngxiǎn de 错误 cuòwù dōu 忽略 hūlüè 过去 guòqu le , duō 窝囊 wō nang ya !

How stupid to overlook such an obvious mistake!

房间 fángjiān de 气氛 qìfēn 明显 míngxiǎn hěn Lěng .

The atmosphere in the room was decidedly frosty.

gài 这种 zhè zhǒng 明显 míngxiǎn de 作用 zuòyòng tóng 某些 mǒu xiē 激素 jī sù 能够 néng gòu 延缓 yán huǎn 衰老 shuāilǎo 的作用方式 fāngshì 相似 xiāngsì .

Calcium apparently acts in a similar manner as some of the hormones that defer senescence.

内生植物 zhíwù shì 明显 míngxiǎn 地被起源 qǐyuán 寄生 jì shēng 植物 zhíwù de 包围 bāowéi de .

The endophyte is surrounded by a membrane of apparent host plant origin.

duì 治疗 zhìliáo 牛皮癣 niú pí xuǎn 寻麻 zhěn yǎng zhěn 疥疮 jiè chuāng yǒu 明显 míngxiǎn 疗效 liáo xiào .

It has obvious cure effect to psoriasis nettle rash , prurigo and scabies.

明显 míngxiǎn Decomposition

See the 3 Chinese characters that make up 明显 míngxiǎn and their own compounds.

明显 míngxiǎn Compounds

See all 9 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 明显 míngxiǎn in their composition.

  • Míng
    • méng
    • méng
    • wěng , , , ,
  • xiǎn
    • 湿 shī , xiǎn
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