Hanzi
Traditional
茫
Simplified
茫

vast, with no clear boundary/fig. hazy/indistinct/unclear/confused

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 9

Pinyin

máng, huǎng

Bopomofo

ㄇㄤˊ, ㄏㄨㄤˇ

Jyutping

mong4

Example sentences

茫茫 mángmáng
他們在茫茫大海中航行了數月。
他们在茫茫大海中航行了数月。

They sailed for months in the boundless ocean.

尋覓 / 寻觅 xúnmì
她在茫茫人海中尋覓失散多年的兄弟。
她在茫茫人海中寻觅失散多年的兄弟。

She is searching for her long-lost brother in the vast crowd.

茫然 mángrán
聽到這個消息，他茫然地站在那裡。
听到这个消息，他茫然地站在那里。

Hearing the news, he stood there blankly.

蒼茫 / 苍茫 cāngmáng
暮色中，草原一片蒼茫。
暮色中，草原一片苍茫。

In the twilight, the grassland looks vast and indistinct.

Example Vocabulary

茫茫

mang2'mang2

vast, boundless; indistinct

迷茫

mi2'mang2

渺茫

miao3'mang2

白茫茫

bai2'mang2'mang2

茫然

mang2'ran2

blankly; dazed; at a loss

蒼茫

cang1'mang2

vast; boundless; indistinct

微茫

wei1'mang2

茫

mang2

霧茫茫

wu4'mang2'mang2

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