| 两河文明 | liǎng hé wén míng | Mesopotamian civilization |
| 具体说明 | jù tǐ shuō míng | explicit explanation; to specify |
冰炭不言，
冷热自明 | bīng tàn bù yán ,
lěng rè zì míng | ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words |
| 冰雪聪明 | bīng xuě cōng ming | exceptionally intelligent (idiom) |
| 出生证明 | chū shēng zhèng míng | birth certificate; CL:张 |
| 出生证明书 | chū shēng zhèng míng shū | birth certificate; CL:张 |
| 列明 | liè míng | to list; to specify |
| 半明不灭 | bàn míng bù miè | a poor light but nevertheless inextinguishable (idiom) |
| 南明区 | Nán míng qū | Nanming district of Guiyang city 贵阳市, Guizhou |
| 去向不明 | qù xiàng bù míng | missing; lost |
| 古文明 | gǔ wén míng | ancient civilization |
| 另请高明 | lìng qǐng gāo míng | please find sb better qualified than me (idiom) |
| 史思明 | shǐ sī míng | Shi Siming (703-761), non-Han military man and colleague of An Lushan 安禄山, eventually conspirator with him in the 755-763 Anshi rebellion 安史之乱 against the Tang dynasty |
| 吴天明 | Wú Tiān míng | Wu Tianming (1939-), PRC film director |
| 唐明皇 | Táng Míng huáng | Emperor Ming of Tang (685-762), also known as Emperor Xuanzong of Tang 唐玄宗, reigned 712-756 |
| 启明 | Qǐ míng | classical Chinese name for planet Venus in the east before dawn |
| 启明星 | qǐ míng xīng | (astronomy) Venus |
| 四大发明 | sì dà fā míng | the four great Chinese inventions: paper, printing, magnetic compass and gunpowder |
| 圆明园 | Yuán míng yuán | Yuanmingyuan, the Old Summer Palace, destroyed by the British and French army in 1860 |
| 图解说明 | tú jiě shuō míng | illustrate |
| 坚明 | jiān míng | to consolidate and clarify |
| 外国人居住证明 | wài guó rén jū zhù zhèng míng | foreigner's certificate of residence |
| 多明尼加 | Duō míng ní jiā | Dominica; Dominican Republic; also written 多米尼加 |
| 多明尼加共和国 | Duō míng ní jiā Gòng hé guó | Dominican Republic, traditional variant of 多米尼加共和国 |
| 大放光明 | dà fàng guāng míng | great release of light (idiom) |
| 大明历 | Dà míng lì | the 5th century Chinese calendar established by Zu Chongzhi 祖冲之 |
| 奉若神明 | fèng ruò shén míng | to honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere; to worship; to deify; to make a holy cow of sth; to put sb on a pedestal |
| 姚明 | Yáo Míng | Yao Ming (Chinese NBA star player) |
| 孔明 | Kǒng míng | name of Zhuge Liang 诸葛亮 |
| 安非他明 | ān fēi tā míng | amphetamine |
| 宣誓供词证明 | xuān shì gòng cí zhèng míng | affidavit; deposition (law) |
| 察察为明 | chá chá wéi míng | keenly observant of trivial details |
| 宁明 | Níng míng | Ningming county in Chongzuo 崇左, Guangxi |
| 宁明县 | Níng míng xiàn | Ningming county in Chongzuo 崇左, Guangxi |
| 小聪明 | xiǎo cōng ming | clever-clever; clever in trivial matters; sharp but petty-minded |
| 崇明岛 | Chóng míng dǎo | Chongming |
| 崇明县 | Chóng míng xiàn | Chongming island county, Shanghai |
| 崔明慧 | Cuī Míng huì | Christine Choy, Chinese-American film director |
| 嵩明 | Sōng míng | Songming county in Kunming 昆明, Yunnan |
| 嵩明县 | Sōng míng xiàn | Songming county in Kunming 昆明, Yunnan |
| 左丘明 | Zuǒ Qiū míng | Zuo Qiuming or Zuoqiu Ming (556-451), famous blind historian from Lu 鲁国 to whom the history Zuo Zhuan 左传 is attributed |
| 弄明白 | nòng míng bai | to figure out how to do something |
| 张华明 | Zhāng Huá míng | Zhang Huaming (person name) |
| 彰明 | zhāng míng | to show clearly; to make public; obvious |
| 彰明较著 | zhāng míng jiào zhù | obvious; clear for all to see |
| 微明 | wēi míng | twilight |
| 思明 | Sī míng | Siming district of Xiamen city 厦门市 (Amoy), Fujian |
| 思明区 | Sī míng qū | Siming district of Xiamen city 厦门市 (Amoy), Fujian |
| 怀俄明 | Huái é míng | Wyoming, US state |
| 怀俄明州 | Huái é míng zhōu | Wyoming, US state |
