谜 (謎)
mí
Pinyin

Definition

谜 (謎)
 - 
mí
  1. riddle
谜 (謎)
 - 
mèi
  1. see 謎兒|谜儿[mèi r5], riddle

Character Decomposition

Related Words (10)

谜
mèi
  1. 1 see also: 谜儿 mèi r
  2. 2 riddle
谜底
mí dǐ
  1. 1 answer to a riddle
灯谜
dēng mí
  1. 1 riddles written on lanterns (e.g. for the Lantern Festival at the end of Chinese New Year)
解谜
jiě mí
  1. 1 to solve the riddle
谜团
mí tuán
  1. 1 riddle
  2. 2 enigma
  3. 3 unpredictable situation
  4. 4 elusive matters

Sample Sentences

我也是！元宵节那一天，家家户户都闹元宵，赏月，吃汤圆，赏灯，猜灯谜，可有意思了！
wǒ yě shì ！yuánxiāojié nà yī tiān ，jiājiāhùhù dōu nàoyuánxiāo ，shǎng yuè ，chī tāngyuán ，shǎng dēng ，cāi dēngmí ，kě yǒu yìsi le ！
Me too! On Lantern Festival, as every family is busy celebrating the festival, gazing at the moon, eating tangyuan, admiring the lanterns and guessing the riddles on the lanterns. It's so fun.
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是啊，除了赏灯，猜灯谜，像贵州湖南还常常有舞龙舞狮，划旱船的表演，热闹极了！
shì a ，chúle shǎng dēng ，cāi dēngmí ，xiàng guìzhōu Húnán hái chángcháng yǒu wǔlóng wǔshī ，huàhànchuán de biǎoyǎn ，rènao jí le ！
Yeah. As well as admiring all the lanterns and guessing the riddles on the lanterns, places like Guizhou and Hunan also often have performances, such as dragon and lion dances, and the rowing of boats on dry land. It's really quite the lively spectacle!
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哈，我想到了，元宵节的时候那么热闹，大家都出来赏灯，写灯联，猜灯谜，有情的男女正可以趁这个机会出来约会呀！
hā ，wǒ xiǎngdào le ，yuánxiāojié de shíhou nàme rènao ，dàjiā dōu chūlái shǎng dēng ，xiě dēnglián ，cāi dēngmí ，yǒu de nánnǚ zhèng kěyǐ chèn zhè ge jīhuì chūlái yuēhuì ya ！
Ha. I know why! Around the time of Lantern Festival it is so bustling and everyone is admiring all the lanterns, writing lantern couplets and guessing the riddles on lanterns. So guys and girls in love could take the opportunity to meet!
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真聪明，说到灯谜，我这儿正好有个灯谜，你猜猜，怎么样？
zhēn cōngming ，shuōdào dēngmí ，wǒ zhèr zhènghǎo yǒu gè dēngmí ，nǐ cāi cai ，zěnmeyàng ？
You're so clever. Talking of lantern riddles, I have one right here. How about having a go at it?
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好呀，难不倒我，猜灯谜我最拿手了！
hǎo ya ，nánbùdào wǒ ，cāi dēngmí wǒ zuì náshǒu le ！
OK. You'll not easily get the better of me, I'm quite the expert at guessing riddles.
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很简单，谜面是：十五天，打一个汉字。
hěn jiǎndān ，mímiàn shì ：shí wǔ tiān ，dǎ yī gè hànzì 。
It's really simple, the riddle is as follows: "十五天" (fifteen days) and the solution is one character.
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耶！盒子打开了！里面有下一个谜题！
yè ！hézi dǎkāi le ！lǐmiàn yǒu xià yí ge mítí ！
Yay! The box is open! The next clue is inside!
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这是一部推理剧，但不是侦探片，严格的说，连警匪片都算不上，比较像是在解谜，着重在线索跟线索之间看似不相关的关联性。
zhè shì yí bù tuīlǐ jù ，dàn bú shì zhēntàn piàn ，yángédeshuō ，lián jǐngfěipiàn dōu suànbúshàng ，bǐjiào xiàng shì zài jiěmí ，zhuózhòng zài xiànsuǒ gēn xiànsuǒ zhījiān kànshì bùxiāngguān de guānliánxìng 。
It's a psychological thriller, but not a detective film. Strictly speaking, it doesn't even count as a shoot'em up. It's more like solving a riddle, focusing on the link between seemingly unrelated clues.
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罗布泊之谜 》 ？小伙子，你要去这里探险吗？
Luóbùpō zhī mí 》 ？xiǎohuǒzi ，nǐ yào qù zhèlǐ tànxiǎn ma ？
``Riddles of the Lop Nor"? Are you going to explore it, young man?
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