说明(shuō míng): to explain
to explain
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
Watch how each character of 说明 is written, one at a time. When a character is finished, the next one draws.
Example sentences
How 说明 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
这什么都说明不了！
zhè shén me dōu shuō míng bù liǎo
It doesn't mean anything!
我下周会详细说明的。
wǒ xià zhōu huì xiáng xì shuō míng de
I'll explain it in detail next week.
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