明明

míngmíng · HSK 5

obviously

☀️☀️ 明 = sun + moon; doubled 明明 = bright-bright, i.e. plain as day

明 stacks 日 (sun) and 月 (moon), the two brightest things, meaning bright or clear. Reduplicating it to 明明 intensifies the clarity: something is so bright/clear it's obviously, plainly the case.

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