Chinese Word: 弥 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

弥 (Trad.: 彌, 瀰)HSK 6

Pinyin: mí

English Definition: brimming or overflowing; full; to fill; completely; more

Chinese Definition:
①满，遍：弥满。弥月(ａ．整一个月；b．婴儿满月)。弥望(满眼)。弥天(满天，形容极大的)。
②补，合：弥补。弥缝。弥封。
③更加：弥坚。欲盖弥彰。
④水满的样子：弥漫。
⑤久，远：弥留(病久留不去，后称病重将死)。弥亘(连绵不断)。
⑥姓氏。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 弓

Pictophonetic:尔 indicates the sound; 弓 (bow) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 弓 [ gōng ] bow; curved, arched
- 尔 [ ěr ] you; that, those; final particle

Similar Characters: 祢你猕

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弥补HSK 6	mí bǔ	to complement; to make up for a deficiency
弥漫HSK 6	mí màn	to pervade; to fill the air; diffuse; everywhere present; about to inundate (water); permeated by (smoke); filled with (dust); to saturate (the air with fog, smoke etc)
阿弥陀佛	ē mí tuó fó	Amitabha Buddha; the Buddha of the Western paradise; may the lord Buddha preserve us!; merciful Buddha!
弥留	mí liú	seriously ill and about to die
弥合	mí hé	to cause a wound to close up and heal

1		kōng qì 空气 zhōng 中 mí màn 弥漫 zhe 着 nóng liè 浓烈 de 的 huǒ yào wèi 火药味。 The air was filled with a strong odor of gunpowder.
2		shǒu shù shì 手术室 lǐ 里 mí màn 弥漫 zhe 着 yī gǔ 一股 xiāo dú yè 消毒液 de 的 wèi dao 味道。 The smell of disinfectant permeated the operating room.
3		jiǎng jīn 奖金 hé 和 fú lì 福利 mí bǔ 弥补 le 了 jiào dī 较低 de 的 jī běn gōng zī 基本工资。 The bonuses and benefits make up for the lower base salary.
4		wǒ men 我们 měi nián 每年 shèng dàn jié 圣诞节 dū huì 都会 qù 去 jiào táng 教堂 cān jiā 参加 mí sa 弥撒。 We go to church for Mass every Christmas.
5		zhàn chǎng 战场 shàng 上 dào chù 到处 shì 是 suì piàn 碎片， xiāo yān mí màn 硝烟弥漫 zài 在 kōng qì 空气 zhōng 中。 The battlefield was littered with debris and the smell of gunpowder hung heavy in the air.

1		kōng qì 空气 zhōng 中 mí màn 弥漫 zhe 着 nóng liè 浓烈 de 的 huǒ yào wèi 火药味。 The air was filled with a strong odor of gunpowder.
2		shǒu shù shì 手术室 lǐ 里 mí màn 弥漫 zhe 着 yī gǔ 一股 xiāo dú yè 消毒液 de 的 wèi dao 味道。 The smell of disinfectant permeated the operating room.
3		jiǎng jīn 奖金 hé 和 fú lì 福利 mí bǔ 弥补 le 了 jiào dī 较低 de 的 jī běn gōng zī 基本工资。 The bonuses and benefits make up for the lower base salary.
4		wǒ men 我们 měi nián 每年 shèng dàn jié 圣诞节 dū huì 都会 qù 去 jiào táng 教堂 cān jiā 参加 mí sa 弥撒。 We go to church for Mass every Christmas.
5		zhàn chǎng 战场 shàng 上 dào chù 到处 shì 是 suì piàn 碎片， xiāo yān mí màn 硝烟弥漫 zài 在 kōng qì 空气 zhōng 中。 The battlefield was littered with debris and the smell of gunpowder hung heavy in the air.