明明

Chinese HSK 5 Vocabulary Chinese ★★★★ 4/5 informal míng míng
拼音 míng míng
汉字拆解 明明 = 明 (bright/clear) × 2, emphatic reduplication meaning obviously

含义

Obviously; clearly. Emphasizes that something is evident or undeniable.

An adverb used to stress that a fact is obvious, often expressing frustration or incredulity when reality contradicts expectations. Commonly used when pointing out contradictions or insisting on the truth of something.

例句

  1. 他明明答应了要来,怎么又不来了?
  2. 你明明知道这样做不对,为什么还要做?
  3. 钥匙明明放在桌上的,怎么找不到了?

用法指南

语境: emphasis, contradiction, frustration

语气: emphatic

正确说法

  • 我明明告诉过你了。(I obviously told you already.)
  • 明明很简单的事,搞这么复杂。(It's obviously such a simple thing, yet you've made it so complicated.)

错误说法

  • 这道菜明明好吃。(明明 implies contradiction or emphasis on overlooked facts — for simple positive statements, just use 很好吃)

起源与历史

明 (míng, clear) reduplicated for emphasis. Clearly and obviously.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal

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