míng明

bai白

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(Cantonese)

这件事已经很明白了，不用再解释了。

Zhè jiàn shì yǐjīng hěn míngbai le, bùyòng zài jiěshì le.

→ This matter is already very clear; no need to explain further.

他是个明白人，不会在这种小事上计较。

Tā shì ge míngbai rén, bù huì zài zhè zhǒng xiǎo shì shang jìjiào.

→ He is a reasonable person and won't fuss over such a small matter.

这个道理很简单，你应该明白。

Zhège dàolǐ hěn jiǎndān, nǐ yīnggāi míngbai.

→ This principle is very simple; you should understand it.

他说的话很明白，就是不同意我们的计划。

Tā shuō de huà hěn míngbai, jiùshì bù tóngyì wǒmen de jìhuà.

→ What he said was unequivocal; he simply disagreed with our plan.

老师讲得很慢，确保每个学生都明白了。

Lǎoshī jiǎng de hěn màn, quèbǎo měi ge xuéshēng dōu míngbai le.

→ The teacher spoke very slowly to make sure every student understood.