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谜

mèi · mei/mí · mi

Traditional 謎

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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mèi 謎

  1. see 謎兒 / 谜儿 (mèi r), riddle

mí 謎

  1. riddle
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Lantern riddles

  1. Dengdeng

    元宵节(yuánxiāojié)有(yǒu)猜(cāi)谜(mí)活动(huódòng)，你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)玩(wán)吗(ma)？

    There's a riddle game at the Lantern Festival. Want to play?

  2. Liangliang

    想(xiǎng)！这个(zhège)谜(mí)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    Yes! What's this riddle?

  3. Dengdeng

    谜面(mímiàn)是(shì)：四(sì)条(tiáo)腿(tuǐ)，不(bù)会(huì)走路(zǒulù)，能(néng)放(fàng)东西(dōngxi)。

    The riddle is: four legs, can't walk, can hold things.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)知道(zhīdào)，谜底(mídǐ)是(shì)桌子(zhuōzi)！

    I know, the answer is a table!

  5. Dengdeng

    答对(dáduì)了(le)！这个(zhège)谜(mí)太(tài)简单(jiǎndān)，下(xià)一个(yīgè)谜(mí)我(wǒ)来(lái)出(chū)。

    Correct! That riddle was too easy. I'll pose the next one.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)他(tā)们(men)身(shēn)上(shang)发(fā)生(shēng)了(le)什(shén)么(me)仍(réng)然(rán)是(shì)个(gè)谜(mí)。

What happened to them is still a mystery.

Tatoeba: Chinese by offdare · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)的(de)死(sǐ)因(yīn)仍(réng)然(rán)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)谜(mí)。

The cause of his death still remains a mystery.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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