弥漫 (mí màn) — to pervade, to fill the air (with smoke, fog, smell, atmosphere, etc.)
Definition
A literary verb meaning a smell, mist, or atmosphere spreads and fills the air. Unlike 充斥, it carries no negative judgment — just describes presence.
verb
to pervadeto fill the air (with smoke, fog, smell, atmosphere, etc.)
Examples
- 弥漫。Zhěng gè chéng shì mí màn zhe huā xiāng.The whole city is filled with the fragrance of flowers.
- ，弥漫。Zhàn zhēng jié shù hòu, bēi shāng de qì fen réng rán mí màn zài kōng qì zhōng.After the war ended, a sad atmosphere still pervaded the air.
- 弥漫。Qīng chén de hú miàn shàng mí màn zhe yī céng bó wù.A thin layer of mist fills the lake surface in the early morning.
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