明 – vocab dash

明míng

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Meanings

1. bright

2. opposite: dark 暗 (àn)

3. (of meaning) clear

4. to understand

5. next

6. public or open

7. wise

8. generic term for a sacrifice to the gods

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明bright

Examples2

我wǒ还hái不bù知道zhīdào你nǐ明míng不bù明白míngbai。

I wonder if you understand.

我wǒ又yòu转念zhuǎnniàn，见jiàn日光rìguāng之下zhīxià，快kuài跑pǎo的de未必wèibì能néng赢yíng，力战lìzhàn的de未必wèibì得胜déshèng，智慧zhìhuì的de未必wèibì得dé粮食liángshi，明míng哲zhé的de未必wèibì得dé资财zīcái，灵巧língqiǎo的de未必wèibì得dé喜悦xǐyuè，所临到líndào众人zhòngrén的de，是shì在乎zàihu当时dāngshí的de机会jīhuì。

I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.