ménzhěn 门诊 N outpatient service
men 们 TRAD 們 SUFFIX (indicating plural number) ■ 学生们都很喜欢这位新老师。Xuéshengmen dōu
hěn xǐhuan zhè wèi xīn lǎoshī. All the students like this new teacher.
NOTE: As a plural number marker, 们 měn is only used with nouns denoting people. It is not used when
there are words indicating plurality, such as numerals or words like 一些 yìxiē, 很多 hěn duō. In many
cases, the plural number of a personal noun is implicit without the use of 们 men. In the example
sentence, 们 měn is not obligatory, i.e. 学生都很喜欢 这位新老师。 Xuésheng dōu hěn xǐhuan zhè wèi xīn lǎoshī. All
the students like this new teacher. is correct and idiomatic.mēng 蒙 V 1 cover 2 cheat, deceive
méng 萌 V sprout
méngyá 萌芽 N sprout, bud, shoot
měng 猛 ADJ fierce, violent
měngliè 猛烈 ADJ fierce, furious
mèng 梦 TRAD 夢 N dream ■ 我昨天夜里做了一个 奇怪的梦。Wǒ zuótiān yèli zuòle yí ge qíguài de
mèng. I had a strange dream last night. 做梦 zuòmèng have a dream
mèngxiǎng 梦想 [comp: 梦 dream + 想 think] V dream of, have a pipe dream
mī 眯 V narrow one’s eyes
mí 迷 V be lost
míhuò 迷惑 V 1 puzzle, be puzzled 2 delude, be deluded
mílù 迷路 V lose one’s way, get lost
mírén 迷人 ADJ charming, alluring
míshī 迷失 V lose (one’s way), take a wrong turning
míxìn 迷信 N superstition
mí 谜 TRAD 謎 N riddle
míyǔ 谜语 N riddle 猜谜语(猜谜) cāi míyǔ (cāi mí) guess a riddle ■ 我给你猜一个谜语。Wǒ gěi nǐ cāi yí
ge míyǔ. Can you guess my riddle?
mí 弥 TRAD 彌 ADJ full
míbǔ 弥补 V make up, remedy
mímàn 弥漫 V fill (the air) with
mǐ 米¹ MEASURE WORD meter (colloquial) 一米 yì mǐ one meter / 三米半 sān mǐ bàn three and half meters
NOTE: The formal word for meter is 公尺 gōngchǐ.mǐ 米² N rice, paddy rice (粒 lì) ■ 在中国南方， 很多农民种米。Zài Zhōngguó nánfāng, hěn duō
nóngmín zhòng mǐ. In the south of China many farmers grow rice. 米酒 mǐjiǔ rice wine
mǐfàn 米饭 [comp: 米 rice + 饭 meal] N cooked rice (碗 wǎn) ■ 米饭煮好了，菜还没有做 好。Mǐfàn
zhǔ hǎo le, cài hái méiyǒu zuò hǎo. The rice is cooked, but the dishes are not ready yet. ■ 王家是
南方人，每天都吃米饭。Wáng jiā shì nánfāngrén, měi tiān dōu chī mǐfàn. The Wangs are
southerners. They eat rice every day.
NOTE: The staple food for southern Chinese (Chinese living south of the Yangtze River) is 米饭 mǐfàn,
while northern Chinese mainly eat 面食 miànshí (food made of wheat flour), such as 面条儿 miàntiáor
(noodles) and 馒头 mántou (steamed buns).
mì 秘 ADJ secret
mìmì 秘密 [comp: 秘 secret + 密 confidential] N & ADj secret; secret, confidential ■“我告诉你 一个秘
密。”“要是你能告诉我，那就不是秘 密。”“Wǒ gàosù nǐ yí ge mìmì.” “Yàoshì nǐ néng