昧
mèi
Pinyin

Definition

昧
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mèi
  1. to conceal
  2. dark

Character Decomposition

Related Words (11)

暧昧
ài mèi
  1. 1 vague
  2. 2 ambiguous
  3. 3 equivocal
  4. 4 dubious
愚昧
yú mèi
  1. 1 ignorant
  2. 2 uneducated
  3. 3 ignorance
三昧
sān mèi
  1. 1 Samadhi (Buddhist term)
冒昧
mào mèi
  1. 1 bold
  2. 2 presumptuous
  3. 3 to take the liberty of
愚昧无知
yú mèi wú zhī
  1. 1 stupid and ignorant (idiom)

Idioms (4)

愚昧无知
yú mèi wú zhī
  1. 1 stupid and ignorant (idiom)
拾金不昧
shí jīn bù mèi
  1. 1 to pick up money and not hide it (idiom); to return property to its owner
素昧平生
sù mèi píng shēng
  1. 1 to have never met sb before (idiom); entirely unacquainted
  2. 2 a complete stranger
  3. 3 not to know sb from Adam
蒙昧无知
méng mèi wú zhī
  1. 1 benighted (idiom)
  2. 2 ignorant

Sample Sentences

恕我冒昧，这个数字太高了，我们根本不可能做到。
shùwǒmàomèi ，zhège shùzì tài gāo le ，wǒmen gēnběn bù kěnéng zuòdào 。
The number is way too high, it’s impossible for us to achieve.
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恕我冒昧，我不同意。
shùwǒmàomèi ，wǒ bù tóngyì 。
Please forgive me for being rude. I don’t agree.
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对啊，更别说非洲的那些农民了。发达国家的领导人怎么能昧着良心，这么欺负人呢？
duìā ，gèng bié shuō fēizhōu de nàxiē nóngmín le 。fādáguójiā de lǐngdǎorén zěnme néng mèizhe liángxīn ，zhème qīfu rén ne ？
Yeah. And that's not even mentioning African farmers. How can the leaders of developed countries go against their consciences and bully people like this?
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昨天...昨天晚上我男友刚出差回来，我不小心发现他微信里头有跟别人暧昧的对话...
zuótiān . . . zuótiān wǎnshang wǒ nányǒu gāng chūchāi huílai ，wǒ bù xiǎoxīn fāxiàn tā wēixìn lǐ tóu yǒu gēn biérén àimèi de duìhuà . . .
Yesterday...when my boyfriend came home from his business trip last night, I accidentally found flirtatious conversations between him and someone else on his WeChat...
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你真的很有悟性，就是那些特殊的语音，我们练习时，把注意力集中在瑜伽语音上，便能逐渐超越愚昧无知和激情冲动，处于良善平和的状态。
nǐ zhēn de hěnyǒu wùxìng ，jiùshì nàxiē tèshū yǔyīn ，wǒmen liànxí shí ，bǎ zhùyìlì jízhōng zài yújiā yǔyīn shàng ，biàn néng zhújiàn chāoyuè yúmèi wúzhī hé jīqíng chōngdòng ，chǔyú lángshàn pínghé de zhuàngtài 。
You really are quite perceptive. It is those special sounds, the yoga words that you have to focus your attention on to be able to gradually overcome ignorance and passionate impulse, and get into a good and serene state of mind.
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可以冒昧请问你...
kěyǐ màomèi qǐngwèn nǐ diǎn diǎn diǎn
Could I be so bold to ask you...
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可以冒昧请问你投票给谁了？
kěyǐ màomèi qǐngwèn nǐ tóupiào gěi shéi le ？
Could I be so bold as to ask who you voted for?
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可以冒昧请问你今年多大吗？
kěyǐ màomèi qǐngwèn nǐ jīnnián duō dà ma ？
Could I be so bold as to ask you how old you are?
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冒昧
màomèi
to take the liberty of; to be so presumptuous
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我看他就是喜欢玩这种暧昧的游戏吧，真是吃饱没事干，无聊透顶。
wǒ kàn tā jiù shì xǐhuan wán zhèzhǒng àimèi de yóuxì ba ，zhēn shì chī bǎo méishìgàn ，wúliáo tòudǐng 。
I think he likes to play these kind of ambiguous games, it's like he's got nothing better to do. What a bore!
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