明喻

míngyù
noun #55,466

Meanings

  1. 1 simile

Examples

HSK 5
明喻常用“像”、“好像”、“如”这样的词。
Míngyù cháng yòng " xiàng ", " hǎoxiàng ", " rú " zhèyàng de cí.
Similes usually use words like 'like', 'as if' and 'as'.
HSK 6
Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen yòng míngyù miáoxiě yíxià qiūtiān de tiānkōng.
The teacher asked us to describe the autumn sky using a simile.

Tips

usage
明喻 'open comparison' names its comparison word: 他壮得像一头牛 'he is as strong as an ox'. A metaphor drops it and is called 暗喻 or 隐喻. Both are kinds of 比喻, the general word for a figure of comparison.

Stroke Order

明 míng
喻 yù