vague; indistinct; obscure
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
vague; indistinct; obscure; blurred
literaryDescribes memories, scenery, or writing that is unclear, hazy, or difficult to discern. Often carries a literary or nostalgic connotation, suggesting something lost to time or obscured by distance.
Wǎng往
shì事
duō多
yǐ已
máng茫
mèi昧
。
Past events have mostly become vague and obscure.
Tā他
duì对
tóng童
nián年
de的
jì记
yì忆
yǐ已
jīng经
máng茫
mèi昧
bù不
qīng清
。
His memories of childhood have already become blurred and indistinct.
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Yuǎn远
shān山
máng茫
mèi昧
，
lǒng笼
zhào罩
zài在
bó薄
wù雾
zhī之
zhōng中
。
The distant mountains were hazy and obscure, shrouded in mist.
Zhè这
piān篇
gǔ古
wén文
zì字
jì迹
máng茫
mèi昧
，
nán难
yǐ以
biàn辨
rèn认
。
The writing in this ancient text is blurred and obscure, difficult to decipher.