mí

弥

Character · Verb · Adverb · NounTraditional彌 瀰

cover; fill; more

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Meanings

4 senses · 17 examples
1.

verb

to cover; to spread all over

Describes something spreading across a wide area, often used for gases, smells, or visual phenomena.

Huā花
xiāng香
mí弥
màn漫
le了
zhěng整
gè个
fáng房
jiān间
 。

The scent of flowers filled the entire room.

Dà大
wù雾
mí弥
màn漫
le了
zhěng整
gè个
shān山
gǔ谷
 。

Thick fog covered the entire valley.

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Xiāo硝
yān烟
mí弥
màn漫
de的
zhàn战
chǎng场

A battlefield filled with gunsmoke

Xǐ喜
xùn讯
mí弥
màn漫
le了
zhěng整
gè个
xiào校
yuán园
 。

Good news spread across the entire campus.

Yīn阴
mái霾
mí弥
màn漫
de的
dōng冬
rì日

A winter day filled with smog

2.

verb

to fill; to patch up; to make up for

Used for fixing gaps, repairing damaged items, or compensating for flaws.

Tā他
yòng用
shuǐ水
ní泥
tián填
bǔ补
le了
qiáng墙
shàng上
de的
liè裂
fèng缝
 。

He used cement to fill the crack in the wall.

Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
mí弥
bǔ补
zhè这
cì次
shī失
wù误
zào造
chéng成
de的
sǔn损
shī失
 。

We need to make up for the losses caused by this mistake.

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Yòng用
bù布
liào料
mí弥
bǔ补
le了
pò破
dòng洞
de的
yī衣
fu服

A coat with a hole patched with fabric

Tā他
nǔ努
lì力
mí弥
bǔ补
zì自
jǐ己
de的
zhī知
shí识
duǎn短
bǎn板
 。

He worked hard to fill his knowledge gaps.

mí弥
bǔ补
qīn亲
qíng情
de的
quē缺
shī失

make up for the lack of family affection

3.

adverb

even more; all the more

literary

Used exclusively in formal literary or written contexts, often in fixed phrases.

Tā他
yuè越
shì是
yǎn掩
shì饰
 ,
quē缺
diǎn点
yù欲
gài盖
mí弥
zhāng彰
 。

The more he tried to cover up, the more obvious his flaws became.

Jīng经
lì历
guò过
zhè这
cì次
cuò挫
zhé折
hòu后
 ,
tā他
mí弥
zú足
zhēn珍
guì贵
de的
pǐn品
zhì质
gèng更
jiā加
tū凸
xiǎn显
 。

After going through this setback, his precious qualities became even more prominent.

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rì日
jiǔ久
mí弥
xīn新
de的
yǒu友
yì谊

friendship that grows stronger with time

Jīng经
lì历
fēng风
yǔ雨
hòu后
 ,
zhè这
zuò座
gǔ古
chéng城
de的
mèi魅
lì力
mí弥
jiǔ久
yù愈
nóng浓
 。

After enduring wind and rain, the charm of this ancient city has grown even stronger over time.

Tā他
de的
kuì愧
jiù疚
zhī之
qíng情
yù欲
gài盖
mí弥
zhāng彰
 。

His sense of guilt became more obvious the harder he tried to hide it.

4.

noun

surname Mi

Used exclusively as a family name.

Mí弥
xiān先
shēng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
de的
xīn新
tóng同
shì事
 。

Mr. Mi is a new colleague at our company.

Wǒ我
yǒu有
yí一
gè个
lín邻
jū居
xìng姓
Mí弥
 。

I have a neighbor with the family name Mi.