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昧

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Definitions

  1. 1. to conceal
  2. 2. dark

Words Containing 昧

蒙昧
méng mèi

uncultured

暗昧
àn mèi

obscure

拾金不昧
shí jīn bù mèi

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

愚昧
yú mèi

ignorant; uneducated

暧昧关系
ài mèi guān xì

shady relationship

瞒心昧己
mán xīn mèi jǐ

to blot out one's conscience

昧没
mèi mò

veiled

三昧
sān mèi

Samadhi (Buddhist term)

素昧平生
sù mèi píng shēng

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

暧昧
ài mèi

vague

昧心
mèi xīn

against one's conscience

不揣冒昧
bù chuǎi mào mèi

to venture to

昧死
mèi sǐ

to risk one's life

昧良心
mèi liáng xīn

it goes against one's conscience

冒昧
mào mèi

presumptuous

昧旦
mèi dàn

the time just before daybreak

愚昧无知
yú mèi wú zhī

stupid and ignorant (idiom)

蒙昧无知
méng mèi wú zhī

benighted (idiom)

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