# 说明 (shuōmíng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 说明 (shuōmíng) means “to explain; explanation”. It is part of the HSK 2 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to explain; explanation
- Pinyin: shuōmíng (shuo1 ming2)
- Traditional: 說明
- HSK 3.0 · Level 2
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4
- Measure word: 个

## Examples

- 他向老师说明了迟到的原因。
  Tā xiàng lǎoshī shuōmíng le chídào de yuányīn.
  He explained the reason for being late to the teacher.

## Characters

- [说](https://hanziro.com/word/shuo-speak/) (shuō): to speak; to say
- 明 (míng): bright; opposite: dark 暗

https://hanziro.com/word/shuo-ming-explain/

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