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The Chinese word shuoming - 说明 - shuōmíng
(to explain in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
shuōmíng
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English translations
to explain, illustration,
to illustrate, instruction, to interpret, interpretation
Chinese characters:
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说明 ( shuoming / shuōmíng ) in traditional characters
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Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 说明 ( shuoming / shuōmíng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Qing shuoming yixia yuanyin.
Qǐng shuōmíng yīxià yuányīn.– English translation: Please explain the reason.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to speak | clear
说明 ( shuoming / shuōmíng ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 588)
说明 ( shuoming / shuōmíng ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 588)
Chinese words containing the word 说明 ( shuoming / shuōmíng ) :
shuōmíngshū ( 说明书 : synopsis )
More words that mean to explain in Chinese
More words that mean illustration in Chinese
chātú ( 插图 )
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