mí
谜
riddle; mystery; puzzle
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesnoun
riddle; puzzle
Refers to a question, statement, or description that requires ingenuity to answer or guess.
Chūn春
jié节
de的
shí时
hou候
，
dà大
jiā家
xǐ喜
huan欢
zài在
yī一
qǐ起
cāi猜
mí谜
。
During the Spring Festival, people like to guess riddles together.
Zhè这
ge个
mí谜
yǔ语
tài太
nán难
le了
，
wǒ我
cāi猜
bù不
chū出
lái来
。
This riddle is too hard; I can't figure it out.
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Lǎo老
shī师
zài在
hēi黑
bǎn板
shàng上
xiě写
le了
yī一
ge个
mí谜
。
The teacher wrote a riddle on the blackboard.
Dēng灯
mí谜
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
chuán传
tǒng统
de的
zhōng中
guó国
wén文
zì字
yóu游
xì戏
。
Lantern riddles are a traditional Chinese word game.
Tā他
chū出
de的
yǎ哑
mí谜
ràng让
rén人
mō摸
bù不
zháo着
tóu头
nǎo脑
。
The riddle he posed in gestures is baffling.
noun
mystery; enigma; something hard to understand
Metaphorical use. Refers to complex problems, unsolved phenomena, or people whose behavior is hard to predict.
Jīn金
zì字
tǎ塔
de的
zào建
zào造
fāng方
fǎ法
zhì至
jīn今
réng仍
shì是
yī一
ge个
mí谜
。
The construction method of the pyramids remains a mystery to this day.
Tā他
de的
tū突
rán然
shī失
zōng踪
chéng成
le了
yī一
ge个
mí谜
。
His sudden disappearance became a mystery.
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Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
jiē揭
kāi开
zhè这
ge个
wèn问
tí题
de的
mí谜
dǐ底
。
We need to reveal the answer to this problem.
Dà大
zì自
rán然
zhōng中
hái还
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
wèi未
jiě解
zhī之
mí谜
。
There are still many unsolved mysteries in nature.
Tā他
duì对
wǒ我
lái来
shuō说
shì是
yī一
ge个
mí谜
，
wǒ我
wán完
quán全
bù不
liǎo了
jiě解
tā他
。
He is an enigma to me; I don't understand him at all.