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暧昧

àimèi

ambiguous; dubious; flirtatious

HSK 7 · Topic “Arguments and rumors”
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Characters in this word

暧 ài

Strokes
14
Radical
日 — sun
Made of
日 sun 爱 to love, to like, to be fond of
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 暧

昧 mèi

Strokes
9
Radical
日 — sun
Made of
日 sun 未 not yet
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 昧

Example phrases

  • 这份合同对责任边界写得相当暧昧，日后很容易引发纠纷。 Zhè fèn hétong duì zérèn biānjiè xiě de xiāngdāng àimèi, rìhòu hěn róngyì yǐnfā jiūfēn. This contract describes the boundary of responsibility rather ambiguously, so it could easily cause disputes later.
  • 他们俩关系有点暧昧，朋友们都猜不出是不是在谈恋爱。 Tāmen liǎ guānxi yǒudiǎn àimèi, péngyoumen dōu cāi bu chū shì bu shì zài tán liàn'ài. The two of them have a somewhat ambiguous relationship, and their friends cannot tell whether they are dating.
  • 他的回答很暧昧，既没说同意，也没说反对。 Tā de huídá hěn àimèi, jì méi shuō tóngyì, yě méi shuō fǎnduì. His answer was vague: he neither agreed nor objected.

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