說明

See also: 説明 and 说明

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

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. [Pinyin]
    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 show):
Synonyms of 說明

Noun

說明

  1. explanation; instruction; direction; account; note

Derived terms
  • 說明文／说明文

Japanese
Kanji in this term
說 明
せつ
Hyōgaiji		 めい
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

說明 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 説明, hiragana せつめい, rōmaji setsumei)

  1. Kyūjitai form of 説明: explanation

Korean
Hanja in this term
說明

Noun

說明 • (seolmyeong) (hangeul 설명)

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

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term
說明

Verb

說明

  1. Hán tự form of thuyết minh (“to explain”).
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