How to say "to understand" in Chinese
明白
míngbaito understandPart of speech: Verbs
"to understand" in Chinese is 明白 — pronounced míngbai.
Words that share a character
- 明天míngtiāntomorrow
- 小明XiǎomíngXiaoming
- 白báiwhite
Hear the tones, then say it back
Reading a word is the easy half. In HanQuest you meet 明白 inside a quest — spoken by a villager, then checked against your own voice.
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