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Definitions

  1. 1. to conceal
  2. 2. dark

Words Containing 昧

冒昧
mào mèi

presumptuous

愚昧
yú mèi

ignorant; uneducated

暧昧
ài mèi

vague

三昧
sān mèi

Samadhi (Buddhist term)

不揣冒昧
bù chuǎi mào mèi

to venture to

愚昧无知
yú mèi wú zhī

stupid and ignorant (idiom)

拾金不昧
shí jīn bù mèi

to pick up money and not hide it (idiom); to return property to its owner

昧心
mèi xīn

against one's conscience

昧旦
mèi dàn

the time just before daybreak

昧死
mèi sǐ

to risk one's life

昧没
mèi mò

veiled

昧良心
mèi liáng xīn

it goes against one's conscience

暗昧
àn mèi

obscure

暧昧关系
ài mèi guān xì

shady relationship

瞒心昧己
mán xīn mèi jǐ

to blot out one's conscience

素昧平生
sù mèi píng shēng

to have never met sb before (idiom); entirely unacquainted

蒙昧
méng mèi

uncultured

蒙昧无知
méng mèi wú zhī

benighted (idiom)

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