谜语

谜语 míyǔ

Riddle

谜语 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體謎語 miyu

What 谜语 means

Riddle

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谜语 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

谜

mí

Riddle

语

yǔ / yù

Language (dialect - speech); To tell

Words that share a character with 谜语

How to write 谜语

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谜语 in a sentence

他出了一个很难的谜语。

Tā chū le yí ge hěn nán de míyǔ.

He set a very hard riddle.

元宵节有猜谜语的习俗。

Yuánxiāo Jié yǒu cāi míyǔ de xísú.

There is a custom of guessing riddles at the Lantern Festival.

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Questions about 谜语

What does 谜语 mean in English?

谜语 is pronounced míyǔ and means Riddle.

How do you pronounce 谜语?

谜语 is míyǔ in pinyin — written miyu without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 谜语?

谜语 is written with 2 characters: 谜 (mí) Riddle, 语 (yǔ / yù) Language (dialect - speech); To tell. Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 谜语 written in traditional Chinese?

謎語. The simplified form 谜语 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 謎語 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced míyǔ.

Is 谜语 an HSK word?

Yes — 谜语 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

弥漫 mímàn 迷惑 míhuo 迷人 mírén 迷信 míxìn 密度 mìdù 密封 mìfēng 棉花 miánhua 免得 miǎnde

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