mēng

蒙

HSK 6Character · Verb

cheat; guess randomly

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Meanings

3 senses · 15 examples
1.

verb

to deceive; to trick

Can be used in formal and informal contexts, often to describe hiding the truth to mislead others.

Tā他
zǒng总
xǐ喜
huan欢
qī欺
shàng上
mēng蒙
xià下
 ,
cóng从
lái来
bù不
huì会
zhēn真
xīn心
wèi为
yuán员
gōng工
zhe着
xiǎng想
 。

He always likes to deceive superiors and subordinates, and never truly cares about his employees.

Bié别
mēng蒙
rén人
le了
 ,
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
zhī知
dào道
nǐ你
kǎo考
shì试
zuò作
bì弊
le了
 。

Stop lying, everyone knows you cheated on the exam.

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Shāng商
jiā家
yòng用
xū虚
jiǎ假
guǎng广
gào告
mēng蒙
piàn骗
xiāo消
fèi费
zhě者
de的
xíng行
wéi为
yīng应
gāi该
bèi被
yán严
lì厉
dǎ打
jī击
 。

Businesses that deceive consumers with false advertisements should be severely punished.

Nǐ你
bù不
yào要
mēng蒙
piàn骗
jiā家
zhǎng长
shuō说
yǐ已
jīng经
wán完
chéng成
le了
zuò作
yè业
 。

Don't lie to your parents and say you've finished your homework.

Piàn骗
zi子
mēng蒙
piàn骗
le了
lǎo老
rén人
de的
yǎng养
lǎo老
qián钱
 ,
zuì最
zhōng终
bèi被
jǐng警
fāng方
zhuā抓
huò获
 。

The scammer tricked the elderly person out of their pension money and was finally caught by the police.

2.

verb

to guess randomly; to make a wild guess

informal

Almost exclusively used in informal spoken Chinese, often with an adverb like 瞎 to emphasize the lack of basis for the guess.

Zhè这
dào道
tí题
nǐ你
xiǎng想
hǎo好
le了
zài再
huí回
dá答
 ,
bié别
xiā瞎
mēng蒙
 。

Think carefully before answering this question, don't just guess randomly.

Wǒ我
zhǐ只
shì是
mēng蒙
duì对
le了
zhè这
dào道
xuǎn选
zé择
tí题
de的
dá答
àn案
 。

I just randomly guessed the correct answer to this multiple-choice question.

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Bié别
mēng蒙
le了
 ,
nǐ你
gēn根
běn本
bù不
zhī知
dào道
zhèng正
què确
dá答
àn案
shì是
shén什
me么
 。

Stop guessing randomly, you have no idea what the correct answer is.

Kǎo考
shì试
de的
shí时
hou候
yù遇
dào到
bù不
huì会
de的
tí题
 ,
kě可
yǐ以
xiān先
mēng蒙
yí一
gè个
dá答
àn案
 。

When you encounter a question you don't know during an exam, you can first guess an answer randomly.

Tā他
mēng蒙
zhe着
shuō说
le了
yí一
gè个
shù数
zì字
 ,
jù居
rán然
zhòng中
le了
jiǎng奖
 。

He randomly said a number and actually won the prize.

3.

verb

to lose consciousness; to be dazed

informal

Describes a state where one's consciousness is clouded or lost due to injury, illness, or impact.

Wǒ我
jīn今
tiān天
zǎo早
shàng上
qǐ起
chuáng床
hòu后
yǒu有
diǎn点
tóu头
mēng蒙
 ,
kě可
néng能
shì是
méi没
shuì睡
hǎo好
 。

I felt a bit dizzy and foggy when I got up this morning, probably because I didn't sleep well.

Tā他
bèi被
lán篮
qiú球
dǎ打
mēng蒙
le了
 ,
zhàn站
zài在
yuán原
dì地
lèng愣
le了
hǎo好
jǐ几
fēn分
zhōng钟
 。

He was hit by a basketball and was left dazed, standing still in a daze for several minutes.

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Tū突
rán然
tīng听
dào到
zhè这
gè个
huài坏
xiāo消
xi息
 ,
tā他
yí一
xià下
zi子
jiù就
mēng蒙
le了
 。

He was completely stunned when he suddenly heard this bad news.

Lián连
xù续
jiā加
bān班
sān三
tiān天
hòu后
 ,
tā他
gǎn感
jué觉
nǎo脑
zi子
fā发
mēng蒙
 。

After working overtime for three consecutive days, he felt his mind was foggy and unclear.

Chē车
huò祸
fā发
shēng生
hòu后
 ,
tā她
yǒu有
hǎo好
jǐ几
fēn分
zhōng钟
dōu都
chǔ处
yú于
mēng蒙
lóng眬
zhuàng状
tài态
 。

After the car accident, she was in a dazed and confused state for several minutes.