不明

bù míng

Meanings

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bù míng

1.not clear
2.unknown
3.to fail to understand

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Wiktionary

1.to not understand
2.to not be clear; to not be known; to be unknown
3.to not shine
4.to be unenlightened; to lack wisdom

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Stroke order

Components

不丆卜

明日月

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

Characters

Example sentences

火災的原因不明。
The cause of the fire was unknown.
嫌疑犯目前性别不明。
The suspect's gender is currently unknown.
UFO代表不明飛行物體。
UFO stands for unidentified flying object.
他們到達的確切時間還不明。
The precise time of their arrival is not known.

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More examples & usage (AI)

Derived terms

下落不明不明所以不明飛行物不明飞行物不明飛行物體不明飞行物体來歷不明来历不明生死不明話不說不明话不说不明

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Related words

不明确 indefinite 下落不明 unaccounted 死因不明 unknown cause of death 不明不白 (idiom) obscure; dubious; shady 不明就里 not to understand the situation 不明事理 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense 去向不明 missing 不明觉厉 although I don't understand it, it seems pretty awesome (Internet slang)来历不明 (idiom) of unknown origin; of dubious background 来路不明 unidentified origin 不明飞行物 unidentified flying object (UFO)