明里暗里 míng lǐ àn lǐ

overtly and secretly; explicitly and implicitly

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. overtly and secretly
  2. 2. explicitly and implicitly

Characters

Character Meaning
明 míng HSK 1
bright; (of meaning) clear; to understand
里 lǐ HSK 1
inside; interior; internal
暗 àn HSK 5
dark; hidden; secret
里 lǐ HSK 1
inside; interior; internal