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The word 明明 is formed through the process of reduplication, where the base character 明 (míng), meaning "bright" or "clear", is duplicated. This repetition serves to intensify and emphasize the core meaning of the original character, transforming it from a state of simple clarity into a reinforced sense of obviousness or undeniableness, much like saying "clearly clear" or "obviously" in English.

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明明是我先到的。

míng míng shì wǒ xiān dào de.

Clearly, I arrived first.

明明知道答案却不告诉我。

tā míng míng zhī dào dá àn què bù gào su wǒ.

He clearly knows the answer but doesn't tell me.

明明天气很好,他却不想出门。

míng míng tiān qì hěn hǎo, tā què bù xiǎng chū mén.

Although the weather is clearly good, he doesn't want to go out.

明明答应过要帮忙,现在怎么能反悔?

nǐ míng míng dā yìng guò yào bāng máng, xiàn zài zěn me néng fǎn huǐ?

You clearly promised to help, how can you go back on your word now?

尽管事实明明摆在眼前,他还是拒绝承认。

jǐn guǎn shì shí míng míng bǎi zài yǎn qián, tā hái shì jù jué chéng rèn.

Even though the facts are clearly laid out before him, he still refuses to admit it.

Word Definition - 明明

míng míng obviously; plainly; undoubtedly; definitely

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