míng xiǎn
clair; évident; évident
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这个区别很明显。
Zhège qūbié hěn míngxiǎn.
This difference is obvious.
他的进步很明显。
Tā de jìnbù hěn míngxiǎn.
His progress is obvious.
这个错误很明显。
Zhège cuòwù hěn míngxiǎn.
This mistake is obvious.
隐蔽 (yǐnbì)
hidden
模糊 (móhu)
vague
The Chinese word 明显 (míngxiǎn) is composed of two characters: 明 (míng) and 显 (xiǎn). The character 明 originally meant "bright" or "clear", and was often used in the sense of "to make clear" or "to clarify". The character 显 originally meant "to appear" or "to become visible", and was often used in the sense of "to make known" or "to reveal". When these two characters are combined, they form the word 明显, which literally means "brightly visible" or "clearly apparent". In modern Chinese, 明显 is used to mean "obvious", "clear", or "evident". It can also be used to mean "prominent" or "conspicuous".
