() — riddle; mystery

Definition

谜 (mí) is the base noun for 'riddle' or 'mystery,' used both literally (a puzzle to guess, 谜语 is the full 'riddle' word) and figuratively (an unsolved mystery, 谜团). Pairs with 底 in 谜底, the revealed answer.

noun
riddlemystery
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Examples

  • Zhè ge mí hěn yǒu yì si, nǐ néng cāi dào dá àn ma?
    This riddle is very interesting; can you guess the answer?
  • Tā de guò qù shì yí gè mí, méi rén zhī dào zhēn xiàng.
    His past is a mystery; no one knows the truth.
  • Tā chū de nà ge mí, wǒ huā le yì zhěng tiān cái jiě kāi.
    The riddle she posed took me a whole day to solve.

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