谜语 (mí yǔ): riddle; conundrum
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Word info
- Pinyin
- Meaning
- riddle; conundrum
- Characters
- 2
- Part of speech
- noun
- HSK level
- HSK 7
Full definitions
Meanings grouped by pronunciation.
- riddle
- conundrum
Chinese explanation
- 一种用文字、图像或语言暗示让人猜测答案的娱乐形式，答案通常需要动脑筋才能想出来
- 也指这种游戏本身。
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Example sentences
On the evening of the Lantern Festival, the whole family sat around in the living room guessing riddles. As soon as Grandpa finished giving the clue, my little sister raised her hand and said the answer, and everyone praised her for being smart.
To help the students remember this idiom, the teacher made up an interesting riddle for everyone to guess, and the classroom immediately became lively.
He saw a very difficult riddle on his phone, thought about it for a long time but still couldn't come up with the answer, and finally had to search online.
The Spring Festival temple fair was filled with red lanterns, and under each lantern was a slip of paper with a riddle written on it; those who guessed correctly could get a small gift.
One of the children's favorite games is guessing riddles, because when they guess correctly they feel a special sense of accomplishment.
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