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昧

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How to Use 昧

Words with 昧 meaning ignorance or ambiguity

In these words, 昧 conveys a sense of being unclear, ignorant, or dull in understanding or situation.

愚昧 • yú mèi • fatuous; ignorant • HSK 6

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Example Sentences

tā他

men们

de的

guān关

xì系

hěn很

ài

Information

Pinyinmèi

Meaningdark, obscure, to hide

Strokes9

Radical日

Traditional昧

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2383

Zhuyinㄇㄟˋ

UnicodeU+6627

CangjieAHJD

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The sun (日) hidden or obscured (未) — suggesting darkness, ignorance, or obscurity.

yú愚

mèi昧

fatuous; ignorant

暧昧 • ài mèi • ambiguous; equivocal; dubious • HSK 6

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ài暧

mèi昧

ambiguous; equivocal; dubious

冒昧 • mào mèi • Bold • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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mào冒

mèi昧

Bold

暧

mèi昧

。

Their relationship is ambiguous.

tā他

shí拾

jīn金

bú不

mèi昧

，

zhí值

dé得

biǎo表

yáng扬

。

He deserves praise for not keeping the money he found.

yú愚

mèi昧

de的

rén人

róng容

yì易

shàng上

dàng当

shòu受

piàn骗

。

Ignorant people are easily deceived.

wǒ我

mào冒

mèi昧

dì地

wèn问

yī一

xià下

，

nǐ你

jiào叫

shén什

me么

míng名

zì字

？

May I take the liberty to ask, what is your name?

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酶méienzymes; (Cant.) soft
莓méiberry
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曼mànlong, extended, vast; beautiful
暇xiáleisure, relaxation, spare time
昃zèto decline (of the sun); sunset
曜yàoglorious, as sun; daylight, sunlight; one of the seven planets of pre-modern astronomy (the sun, the moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn)
晦huìdark; obscure; unlucky
时shítime; season; period

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