冥
míng
Pinyin

Definition

冥
 - 
míng
  1. dark
  2. deep
  3. stupid
  4. the underworld
冥 (㝠)
 - 
míng
  1. old variant of 冥[míng]

Character Decomposition

Compounds (6)

瞑
míng
  1. 1 to close (the eyes)
溟
míng
  1. 1 to drizzle
  2. 2 sea
螟
míng
  1. 1 boring insect
  2. 2 snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest
暝
míng
  1. 1 dark
蓂
míng
  1. 1 lucky place

Related Words (14)

冥想
míng xiǎng
  1. 1 to meditate
  2. 2 meditation
冥冥之中
míng míng zhī zhōng
  1. 1 in the unseen world of spirits
  2. 2 mysteriously and inexorably
冥币
míng bì
  1. 1 false paper money burned as an offering to the dead
冥思苦想
míng sī kǔ xiǎng
  1. 1 to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard
  2. 2 to rack one's brains
冥王
míng wáng
  1. 1 the king of hell

Idioms (5)

冥思苦想
míng sī kǔ xiǎng
  1. 1 to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard
  2. 2 to rack one's brains
冥思苦索
míng sī kǔ suǒ
  1. 1 to mull over (idiom)
  2. 2 to think long and hard
死不冥目
sǐ bù míng mù
  1. 1 dead but will not close the eyes (idiom); to die with a remaining grievance
  2. 2 also written 死不瞑目
苦思冥想
kǔ sī míng xiǎng
  1. 1 to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard
  2. 2 to rack one's brains
风雨晦冥
fēng yǔ huì míng
  1. 1 conditions of extreme adversity (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我醒来后做两三个平板，冥想十分钟，出卧室后干搓脸半分钟，头脑清晰后，马上投入到看书、写文、锻炼或做早餐中去，那开了个好头的一天就有好彩头。
wǒ xǐnglái hòu zuò liǎng sān gè píngbǎn ，míngxiǎng shí fēnzhōng ，chū wòshì hòu gān cuō liǎn bàn fēnzhōng ，tóunǎo qīngxī hòu ，mǎshàng tóurù dào kànshū 、xiěwén 、duànliàn huò zuò zǎocān zhōng qù ，nà kāi le gè hǎo tóu de yītiān jiù yǒu hǎocǎitóu 。
When I wake up, I do a couple of planks and meditate for ten minutes. I leave my bedroom and give myself a face massage for half a minute. When I'm fully awake, I launch myself into either reading, writing or breakfast making. With such a great start to the day, it's inevitable that I'm going to have a great day ahead of me.
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谢谢老师，每次练习完瑜伽都觉得通体舒畅，从头到脚都轻松不少。尤其是最后的冥想，真是完全释放了我的压力，太神奇了！
xièxie lǎoshī ，měicì liànxí wán yújiā dōu juéde tōngtǐ shūchàng ，cóngtóudàojiǎo dōu qīngsōng bùshǎo 。yóuqí shì zuìhòu de míngxiǎng ，zhēn shì wánquán shìfàng le wǒ de yālì ，tài shénqí le ！
Thanks! Every time I finish yoga my whole body feels at ease, a lot more relaxed from head to toe. It's particularly the meditation at the end that really releases all the stress, it's really quite something!
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是啊，我们可以借着冥想舒缓因外在环境刺激，累积形成的内在压力，通过练习冥想确实可以帮助我们摆脱烦恼压力，告别负面情绪。
shì a ，wǒmen kěyǐ jiè zhe míngxiǎng shūhuǎn yīn wàizài huánjìng cìjī ，lěijī xíngchéng de nèizài yālì ，tōngguò liànxí míngxiǎng quèshí kěyǐ bāngzhù wǒmen bǎituō fánnǎo yālì ，gàobié fùmiàn qíngxù 。
Yeah, we can use meditation to alleviate the stress accumulated within as a result of external irritations. The practice of meditation can really help to set us free from stress and say goodbye to negative moods.
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老师，我们练习时您都会让我们出声诵念，并与呼吸保持同步，所有瑜伽冥想练习都是如此吗？
lǎoshī ，wǒmen liànxí shí nín dōuhuì ràng wǒmen chūshēng sòngniàn ，bìng yǔ hūxī bǎochí tóngbù ，suǒyǒu yújiā míngxiǎng liànxí dōu shì rúcǐ ma ？
When we come to practice, you always get us to recite mantras at the same pace as our breathing. Are all yoga meditations like this?
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并不都是，我们练习的是瑜伽语音冥想。又称为曼特拉冥想。梵语曼特拉可分为“曼”和“特拉”两部分，“曼”的意思是“心灵”，“特拉”指的是“引开去”。
bìngbù dōu shì ，wǒmen liànxí de shì yújiā yǔyīn míngxiǎng 。yòu chēng wèi màntèlā míngxiǎng 。fànyǔ màntèlā kě fēnwéi “màn ”hé “tèlā ”liǎng bùfen ，“màn ”de yìsi shì “xīnlíng ”，“tèlā ”zhǐ de shì “yǐnkāiqù ”。
Not all of them are. What we're doing is oral meditation, also known as mantra meditation. Mantra in Sanskrit can be divided into the roots "man", meaning "spirit", and "tra", meaning "draw away".
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老师，可是当我自己练习冥想的时候，总会不时地被自己的思绪牵引，没办法进行较长时间的冥想。
lǎoshī ，kěshì dāng wǒ zìjǐ liànxí míngxiǎng de shíhou ，zǒng huì bùshí de bèi zìjǐ de sīxù qiānyǐn ，méi bànfǎ jìnxíng jiào cháng shíjiān de míngxiǎng 。
Whenever I meditate on my own, I always get distracted by my own thoughts, so I can never engage in longer periods of meditation.
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不必担心，冥想初学者的注意力被思绪牵引是稀松平常的事，你要做的是把冥想的时间切割成小块，多次练习。一次冥想的时间不必超过五分钟。
búbì dānxīn ，míngxiǎng chūxuézhě de zhùyìlì bèi sīxù qiānyǐn shì xīsōngpíngcháng de shì ，nǐ yào zuò de shì bǎ míngxiǎng de shíjiān qiēgē chéng xiǎokuài ，duōcì liànxí 。yīcì míngxiǎng de shíjiān búbì chāoguò wǔ fēnzhōng 。
You don't need to worry, those just starting to learn to meditate will often find their mind drifting off in distraction. What you need to do is to cut your meditation time into short periods and do it regularly. You should only meditate for less than five minutes at a time.
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在冥想过程中，要轻柔地设法将心灵集中在某一个事物上，如果心灵游离开去，就设法再次轻柔地将她逮住，把心灵带回来。要极为柔和，反复操练。
zài míngxiǎng guòchéng zhōng ，yào qīngróu de shèfǎ jiāng xīnlíng jízhōng zài mǒuyīge shìwù shàng ，rúguǒ xīnlíng yóulí kāiqù ，jiù shèfǎ zàicì qīngróu de jiāng tā dǎi zhù ，bǎ xīnlíng dài huílai 。yào jíwéi róuhé ，fǎnfù cāoliàn 。
In the process of meditation, you should gently focus your spirit on a certain object. If your spirit starts to drift, then try to gently recapture it, and bring it back. You should be very gentle, and repeat it over and over.
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如果冥想过程中，脑中出现大量思绪，纷乱繁杂要如何处理？
rúguǒ míngxiǎng guòchéng zhōng ，nǎo zhōng chūxiàn dàliàng sīxù ，fēnluàn fánzá yào rúhé chǔlǐ ？
If in the process of meditation, your mind gets overwhelmed with a range of emotions, how do you deal with it?
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难怪跟着您学习冥想以后，我觉得自己不再那么易怒焦躁，好像可以渐渐控制自己的情绪。
nánguài gēn zhe nín xuéxí míngxiǎng yǐhòu ，wǒ juéde zìjǐ bùzài nàme yì nù jiāozào ，hǎoxiàng kěyǐ jiànjiàn kòngzhì zìjǐ de qíngxù 。
No wonder after studying meditation with you, I don't feel as quick to anger or frustration. It seems like I'm gradually gaining control of my moods.
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