HanyuGuide logo HanyuGuide
Home Pricing
Tools
  • Chinese to Pinyin
  • Type Pinyin
  • HSK Quiz
Resources
  • Dictionary
  • Vocabulary Lists
  • Grammar Guides
Log in Sign up
Home Pricing
Tools
Chinese to Pinyin Type Pinyin
Log In Sign Up
← Back to Dictionary

Fluency is built on habit.
Transform your learning.

Try HanyuGuide's novel active Spaced Repetition System.

Start 7-Day Free Trial
$9.99 / year
Lifetime for $19.99 Try demo first

冥

  • Download audio
  • License Info
  • Audio is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, building on the work of CC-CEDICT.

míng

Sign in to save this word to your study lists.

Definitions

  1. 1. dark
  2. 2. deep
  3. 3. stupid
  4. 4. the underworld

Words Containing 冥

冥冥之中
míng míng zhī zhōng

in the unseen world of spirits

冥合
míng hé

to agree implicitly

冥婚
míng hūn

posthumous or ghost marriage (in which at least one of the bride and groom is dead)

冥币
míng bì

false paper money burned as an offering to the dead

冥府
míng fǔ

underworld

冥思苦想
míng sī kǔ xiǎng

to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard

冥思苦索
míng sī kǔ suǒ

to mull over (idiom)

冥想
míng xiǎng

to meditate

冥王
míng wáng

the king of hell

冥王星
míng wáng xīng

Pluto (dwarf planet)

冥界
míng jiè

ghost world

冥福
míng fú

afterlife happiness

冥纸
míng zhǐ

joss paper made to resemble paper money

冥道
míng dào

the gateway to the ghost world

冥钞
míng chāo

false paper money burned as an offering to the dead

冥钱
míng qián

joss paper made to resemble paper money

冥顽
míng wán

stupid

冥顽不灵
míng wán bù líng

stupid

幽冥
yōu míng

dark

杳冥
yǎo míng

dim and dusky

苦思冥想
kǔ sī míng xiǎng

to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard

邈冥冥
miǎo míng míng

far off; distant

风雨晦冥
fēng yǔ huì míng

conditions of extreme adversity (idiom)

HanyuGuide HanyuGuide

Built for serious Chinese learners on the principles of active recall and spaced repetition.

Contact Open Source
Platform
  • Vocabulary Lists
  • Dictionary
  • Grammar Guides
  • Tools
Programs
  • HSK Preparation
  • Schools & Institutions
  • Educators
  • Tutors
Legal
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
© 2025 HanyuGuide. All rights reserved.

"学而不思则罔,思而不学则殆"

Study without reflection is pointless