tòu míng
transparent
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这件衣服是透明的。
Zhè jiàn yīfu shì tòumíng de.
This dress is transparent.
玻璃是透明的。
Bōli shì tòumíng de.
Glass is transparent.
水是透明的。
Shuǐ shì tòumíng de.
Water is transparent.
不透明 (bùtòumíng)
opaque
模糊 (móhu)
vague
The Chinese word 透明 (tòumíng) for "transparent" is composed of two characters: 透 (tòu) and 明 (míng). The character 透 originally meant "to pass through" or "to penetrate", and it is often used in words related to transparency, such as 透视 (tòushì) "to see through" and 透气 (tòuqì) "breathable". The character 明 originally meant "bright" or "clear", and it is often used in words related to light and brightness, such as 明亮 (míngliàng) "bright" and 明显 (míngxiǎn) "obvious". When these two characters are combined to form 透明, the meaning becomes "to be able to see through", which is the definition of transparency.
