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愚昧 (yú mèi): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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愚昧 (yú mèi): Fatuous (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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愚昧 consists of 2 characters.

foolish, stupid

dark, obscure, to hide

How to Use 愚昧 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 愚昧 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith人

yú愚

mèi昧

de的

rén人

neutral

ignorant person

Adjective + Adjective

yú愚

mèi昧

kě可

xiào笑

neutral

ignorant and ridiculous

Noun + Adjectivewith思想

sī思

xiǎng想

yú愚

mèi昧

Example Sentences with 愚昧

tā他

tài太

yú愚

mèi昧

le了

，

lián连

yú愚

mèi昧

luò落

hòu后

formal

ignorant and backward

yú愚

mèi昧

wú无

zhī知

formal

ignorant and unenlightened

formal

Written

ignorant thinking

zhè这

ge个

dōu都

bù不

zhī知

dào道

。

He is too ignorant; he doesn't even know this.

tā他

de的

yú愚

mèi昧

yán言

lùn论

zài在

huì会

yì议

shàng上

yǐn引

fā发

le了

guǎng广

fàn泛

de的

pī批

píng评

。

His ignorant remarks sparked widespread criticism at the meeting.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

bù不

jué觉

de得

zhè这

zhǒng种

mí迷

xìn信

sī思

xiǎng想

fēi非

cháng常

yú愚

mèi昧

ma吗

？

Don't you think this superstitious belief is extremely ignorant?

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yú愚

mèi昧

de的

rén人

cháng常

cháng常

jù拒

jué绝

jiē接

shòu受

xīn新

zhī知

shí识

。

Ignorant people often refuse to accept new knowledge.

tā他

fēi非

dàn但

bù不

chéng承

rèn认

zì自

jǐ己

de的

yú

zài在

xìn信

xī息

shí时

dài代

，

yú愚

mèi昧

wǎng往

yú愚

mèi昧

huì会

dǎo导

zhì致

rén人

men们

zuò做

chū出

bié别

nà那

me么

yú愚

mèi昧

le了

，

kuài快

shàng上

wǎng

愚

mèi昧

，

fǎn反

ér而

zhǐ指

zé责

bié别

rén人

。

Not only did he not admit his own ignorance, but he also blamed others.

wǎng

往

yuán源

yú于

duì对

xīn新

shì事

wù物

de的

pái排

chì斥

。

In the information age, ignorance often stems from the rejection of new things.

cuò错

wù误

de的

jué决

dìng定

。

Ignorance can lead people to make wrong decisions.

网

chá查

chá查

zhèng正

què确

de的

xìn信

xī息

ba吧

。

Don't be so ignorant; go online and look up the correct information quickly.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 愚昧.

Words with 愚

愚蠢yú chǔn
愚公移山yú gōng yí shān

Words with 昧

冒昧mào mèi
暧昧ài mèi