證明

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See also: 证明 and 証明

Chinese

 
certificate; proof; to prove
certificate; proof; to prove; to demonstrate; to confirm
 
clear; bright; to understand
clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
trad. (證明/証明) 證/証 明
simp. (证明) 证 明
anagram 明證／明证

Pronunciation

Noun

證明

  1. (countable, uncountable) proof; evidence (Classifier: 份 m; 個／个 m)
  2. (countable) certificate (document containing a certified statement, evidencing ownership, etc.); testimonial; reference (Classifier: 份 m; 個／个 m)
    完稅證明／完税证明  ―  wánshuì zhèngmíng  ―  tax payment certificate

Usage notes

Unlike the English nouns proof and evidence which are usually uncountable, the Chinese nouns 證據／证据 (zhèngjù) and 證明／证明 (zhèngmíng) can be counted.

Synonyms

  • (proof):
  • (certificate):

Derived terms

Verb

證明

  1. to prove; to demonstrate; to certify
    茲證明／兹证明  ―  zī zhèngmíng  ―  it is hereby certified
    臨床證明／临床证明  ―  línchuáng zhèngmíng  ―  clinically proven
    時間會證明一切。 [MSC, trad.]
    时间会证明一切。 [MSC, simp.]
    Shíjiān huì zhèngmíng yīqiè.
    Time will tell.

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
證 明
しょう
Hyōgaiji 		めい
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

證(しょう)明(めい) • (shōmei) 

  1. proof; evidence; verification
  2. (mathematics) proof

Derived terms

Verb

證(しょう)明(めい)する • (shōmei suru) suru (stem 證(しょう)明(めい)し (shōmei shi), past 證(しょう)明(めい)した (shōmei shita))

  1. to prove; to confirm
  2. (mathematics) to prove

Conjugation

Conjugation of "證明する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 證明し しょうめいし shōmei shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 證明し しょうめいし shōmei shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 證明する しょうめいする shōmei suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 證明する しょうめいする shōmei suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 證明すれ しょうめいすれ shōmei sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 證明せよ¹
證明しろ² 		しょうめいせよ¹
しょうめいしろ² 		shōmei seyo¹
shōmei shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 證明される しょうめいされる shōmei sareru
Causative 證明させる
證明さす 		しょうめいさせる
しょうめいさす 		shōmei saseru
shōmei sasu
Potential 證明できる しょうめいできる shōmei dekiru
Volitional 證明しよう しょうめいしよう shōmei shiyō
Negative 證明しない しょうめいしない shōmei shinai
Negative continuative 證明せず しょうめいせず shōmei sezu
Formal 證明します しょうめいします shōmei shimasu
Perfective 證明した しょうめいした shōmei shita
Conjunctive 證明して しょうめいして shōmei shite
Hypothetical conditional 證明すれば しょうめいすれば shōmei sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

Korean

Hanja in this term
證明

Noun

證明 • (jeungmyeong) (hangeul 증명)

  1. Hanja form? of 증명 (“proof”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
證明

Verb

證明

  1. chữ Hán form of chứng minh (“to prove; to demonstrate”).
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