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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
mí | mi2
English translation
to bewilder
crazy about
fan
enthusiast
lost
confused
to bewitch, to charm; a fan of; infatuated

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

Contains the radical

chuò

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

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walk

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

辶米

Semantic compound

chuò

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. chuò represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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迷迷 de yòu 陶醉 táozuì zài 男欢女爱 nán huān nǚ aì de 幻梦 huàn mèng Zhōng le .

He drifted off into sexual reverie again.

知道 zhīdào 到底 dàodǐ kěn le 什么 shénme 令人 lìng rén 神智 shén zhì de 树根 shù gēn .

What insane root she has been nibbling, I know not.

后来 hòulái zài 迷迷糊糊 mí mí hū hū shuì Fēi shuì de 状态 zhuàngtài Zhōng , Cóng 外面 wài miàn 传来 chuán lái 一阵 yī zhèn 非常 fēicháng 凄惨 qī cǎn de 猫儿 māo ér jiào chūn de 声音 shēngyīn .

And then there came, mingling with his half - formed dreams , a most melancholy caterwauling.

zhè 古老 gǔ lǎo 建筑 jiànzhù de 风格 fēnggé 本身 běnshēn jiù gòu 使 shǐ rén 着迷 zháomí .

The very style of the old house fascinates.

紧跟 jǐn gēn zài 后面 hòumian jiù le .

Stick close to me and you won't get lost.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
fan
球迷 qiúmí fan (ball sports)球迷 qiúmí
迷人 mírén fascinating迷人 mírén
昏迷 hūnmí stupor昏迷 hūnmí
迷路 mílù lost迷路 mílù
迷失 mí shī to get lost迷失 mí shī
歌迷 gē mí fan of a singer歌迷 gē mí
迷惑 míhuo to puzzle迷惑 míhuo
着迷 zháomí to be fascinated著迷
迷茫 mí máng perplexed迷茫 mí máng
迷恋 mí liàn to indulge in迷戀
迷信 míxìn superstition迷信 míxìn
低迷 dī mí low (spirits)低迷 dī mí
沉迷 chén mí to be engrossed沉迷 chén mí
痴迷 chī mí infatuated痴迷 chī mí
影迷 yǐng mí movie fan影迷 yǐng mí
迷宫 mí gōng maze迷宮
迷你 mí nǐ mini (as in mini-skirt or Mini Cooper) (loanword)迷你 mí nǐ
迷糊 mí hu dazed迷糊 mí hu
迷住 mí zhu to fascinate迷住 mí zhu
迷惘 mí wǎng perplexed迷惘 mí wǎng
迷幻药 mí huàn yào hallucinogen迷幻藥
迷离 mí lí blurred迷離
迷雾 mí wù dense fog迷霧
迷迷糊糊 mí mí hū hū in a daze迷迷糊糊 mí mí hū hū

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