Definition
判明 is a resultative verb (RVC) made from 判 'to judge' + 明 'clear'. It means 'to ascertain' or 'to determine clearly' after investigation or analysis. Like other RVCs, it can take 得/不 in the potential complement pattern: 判得明 (can ascertain) and 判不明 (cannot ascertain).
r.v.
to ascertainto determine clearly (after investigation)
Examples
- ，判明。Jīngguò diàochá, pàn míng le tā de zhēnshí shēnfèn.Through investigation, they ascertained his real identity.
- ，判明。Qíngkuàng fùzá, hěn nán pàn míng shìfēi.The situation is complicated; it's hard to distinguish right from wrong.
- 判明。Wǒmen xūyào jǐnkuài pàn míng shìgù yuányīn.We need to ascertain the cause of the accident as soon as possible.
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