明末

Míngmò

proper noun

Meanings

1 the late Ming, the last decades of the Ming dynasty (up to 1644)

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

这幅画是明末的作品。

Zhè fú huà shì Míngmò de zuòpǐn.

This painting is from the late Ming.

HSK 7-9

明末，李自成攻进北京，崇祯皇帝在景山自尽。

Míngmò, Lǐ Zìchéng gōngjìn Běijīng, Chóngzhēn huángdì zài Jǐngshān zìjìn.

At the end of the Ming, Li Zicheng broke into Beijing and the Chongzhen Emperor took his own life on Jingshan Hill.

Tips

usage

Short for 明朝末年 'the final years of the Ming', which fell in 1644. It is very often paired as 明末清初, the decades of the Ming-Qing transition. 晚明 is close, but usually covers a longer stretch.

Stroke Order

明 míng

末 mò