clearly; obviously; plainly
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to be clearly evident; to be obvious; to lie plainly before one's eyes
informalUsed to describe a situation, fact, or condition that is unmistakably clear and cannot be ignored. It combines the state of being clear (明白) with the progressive/continuous aspect marker (着).
Míng明
bái白
zhe着
yǒu有
kùn困
nan难
，
tā他
hái还
shì是
yìng硬
bǎ把
zhè这
huór活
lǎn儿
xià揽
lái下
le来
了
。
Even though the difficulties were obvious, he stubbornly took on this job anyway.
Dào道
lǐ理
dōu都
míng明
bái白
zhe着
，
tā他
jiù就
shì是
bù不
yuàn愿
yì意
chéng承
rèn认
。
The reasoning is perfectly clear, he just doesn't want to admit it.
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Yōu优
shì势
míng明
míng明
bái白
zhe着
zài在
wǒ我
men们
zhè这
biān边
，
bú不
yòng用
dān担
xīn心
。
The advantage is clearly on our side, no need to worry.
Tā他
liǎn脸
shàng上
míng明
bái白
zhe着
xiě写
mǎn满
le了
bú不
lè乐
yì意
。
His face was clearly written all over with displeasure.