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Character · Verb · AdjectiveTraditional蒙

deceive; ignorant; cover; suffer

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Meanings

4 senses · 8 examples
1.

verb

to deceive; to cheat; to fool

formal

Often used in formal or literary contexts. Can also be seen in the compound 蒙骗.

Bù不
yào要
shì试
tú图
méng蒙
hùn混
guò过
guān关
 。

Don't try to deceive your way through.

Tā他
bèi被
rén人
méng蒙
piàn骗
 ,
sǔn损
shī失
le了
yī一
dà大
bǐ笔
qián钱
 。

He was cheated and lost a large sum of money.

2.

adjective

ignorant; unenlightened; lacking knowledge

Describes a state of being uneducated or unaware. Found in compounds like 蒙昧.

Tā他
lái来
zì自
yī一
gè个
méng蒙
mèi昧
wèi未
kāi开
huà化
de的
dì地
qū区
 。

He comes from an unenlightened, uncivilized region.

Qǐ启
méng蒙
yùn运
dòng动
zhǐ旨
zài在
sǎo扫
chú除
méng蒙
mèi昧
 。

The Enlightenment aimed to eradicate ignorance.

3.

verb

to cover; to envelop; to obscure

Often used to describe something being physically covered (e.g., by cloth, dust, fog) or metaphorically obscured.

Qīng清
chén晨
 ,
dà大
wù雾
méng蒙
zhù住
le了
zhěng整
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
 。

In the early morning, thick fog enveloped the entire city.

Huī灰
chén尘
bǎ把
jiā家
jù具
méng蒙
shàng上
le了
yī一
céng层
huī灰
sè色
 。

Dust covered the furniture with a layer of gray.

4.

verb

to suffer; to receive; to be subjected to

formal

Used in formal or written contexts, often in fixed phrases like 蒙冤 (to suffer an injustice) or 蒙难 (to suffer a disaster).

Tā他
méng蒙
shòu受
bù不
bái白
zhī之
yuān冤
 ,
duō多
nián年
hòu后
cái才
dé得
yǐ以
píng平
fǎn反
 。

He suffered an unjust accusation and was only rehabilitated many years later.

Duì对
nín您
de的
guān关
zhào照
 ,
wǒ我
shēn深
biǎo表
gǎn感
xiè谢
 ,
zhēn真
shì是
méng蒙
nín您
tái抬
ài爱
 。

I am deeply grateful for your care; I am truly honored by your kindness.