mēng

曚

Character · VerbTraditional矇

deceive; unconscious; guess blindly

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

3 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to deceive; to cheat; to swindle

informal

Often used in spoken language, can imply tricking someone.

Nǐ你
bié别
xiǎng想
mēng蒙
wǒ我
 ,
wǒ我
dōu都
zhī知
dào道
 。

Don't try to deceive me, I know all about it.

Tā他
bèi被
huài坏
rén人
mēng蒙
le了
 ,
sǔn损
shī失
le了
hěn很
duō多
qián钱
 。

He was swindled by bad people and lost a lot of money.

2.

verb

to make a wild guess; to hazard a guess

informal

Often in the phrase '蒙对了' (guessed right by luck).

Zhè这
dào道
tí题
wǒ我
bú不
huì会
 ,
zhǐ只
néng能
mēng蒙
yī一
gè个
dá答
àn案
 。

I don't know how to do this problem, I can only guess an answer.

Tā他
jū居
rán然
mēng蒙
duì对
le了
zuì最
hòu后
yī一
dào道
xuǎn选
zé择
tí题
 。

He actually guessed the last multiple-choice question correctly.

3.

verb

to lose consciousness; to faint

informal

Often used in the phrase '发蒙' or '蒙了'.

Tīng听
dào到
nà那
gè个
xiāo消
xi息
 ,
wǒ我
yī一
xià下
zi子
mēng蒙
le了
 。

Upon hearing that news, I was stunned and couldn't think.

Tā他
bèi被
zhuàng撞
de得
fā发
mēng蒙
 ,
zhàn站
dōu都
zhàn站
bù不
wěn稳
 。

He was hit so hard he was dazed and couldn't even stand steadily.