瞎蒙 (xiā mēng) — to make a wild guess, to guess at random

Definition

Colloquial verb meaning to guess blindly without any basis — often used in contexts like exams or quick decisions. 蒙 is the guessing verb; 瞎 adds the 'wildly / at random' sense.

verb
to make a wild guessto guess at random

Examples

  • ，瞎蒙。
    Zhè dào tí wǒ bú huì zuò, zhǐ néng xiā mēng yí gè dá àn.
    I don't know how to do this problem, so I can only randomly guess an answer.
  • 瞎蒙，。
    Bié xiā mēng le, hǎo hǎo xiǎng yi xiǎng zài huí dá.
    Don't just guess wildly; think it over before answering.
  • 瞎蒙，。
    Tā kǎo shì quán kào xiā mēng, jū rán hái jí gé le.
    He completely relied on wild guesses in the exam, but still passed somehow.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

瞎xiāblindly
蒙méngguess

瞎 adds blindly or at random to 蒙, which means to guess.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
艹Written in full as艸cǎograss
Sound part声符shēngfú
冡
冡měng蒙méng
Same sound today

蒙 combines 艹 (grass) with 冡, which supplies the sound.

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