說明

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See also: 説明 and 说明

Chinese

to speak; to say; persuade (politically)
clear; bright; to understand
clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
 
trad. (說明) 說 明
simp. (说明) 说 明
anagram 明說／明说

Pronunciation

Verb

說明

  1. to explain; to account for; to illustrate; to specify
    除非另有說明／除非另有说明  ―  chúfēi lìngyǒu shuōmíng  ―  unless otherwise specified
    現在科學可以說明許多神秘的事。 [MSC, trad.]
    现在科学可以说明许多神秘的事。 [MSC, simp.]
    Xiànzài kēxué kěyǐ shuōmíng xǔduō shénmì de shì.
    Science can now account for many mysterious things.
  2. to show; to indicate; to mean; to prove
    這說明什麼？／这说明什么？  ―  Zhè shuōmíng shénme?  ―  What does this show?

Synonyms

  • (to explain):
  • (to show):

Noun

說明

  1. explanation; instruction; direction; account; note

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
說 明
せつ
Hyōgaiji 		めい
Grade: 2
on’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 說明 – see the following entry.
【説明せつめい】
explanation
to explain
(This term, 說明, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
說明

Noun

說明 • (seolmyeong) (hangeul 설명)

  1. Hanja form? of 설명 (“explanation”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
說明

Verb

說明

  1. chữ Hán form of thuyết minh (“to provide voice-over; to narrate”).
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