Definition
谜团 (mí tuán) means a mystery or enigma, often a complex, tangled situation (团 = ball/tangle). It is more specific than 谜 (mí 'riddle, mystery') and distinct from 谜语 (mí yǔ 'verbal riddle') and 奥秘 (ào mì 'profound mystery of nature'). 谜底 (mí dǐ) is the answer that resolves the mystery.
noun
mysteryriddleenigma
Examples
- 谜团。Jǐngchá zhèngzài diàochá zhège mí tuán.The police are investigating this mystery.
- 谜团。Zhège mí tuán kùnrǎo le wǒ hěn jiǔ.This mystery has troubled me for a long time.
- 谜团。Kēxuéjiāmen shìtú jiěkāi yǔzhòu de mí tuán.Scientists are trying to unravel the mysteries of the universe.
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