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谜团

mítuán

mystery; enigma

A small person pulls the end of a huge tangled red ball
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Characters in this word

谜 mí

Strokes
11
Radical
讠 — words, speech
Made of
讠 words, speech 迷 to bewitch, to charm
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

团 tuán

Strokes
6
Radical
囗 — enclosure
Made of
囗 enclosure 才 ability, talent, gift
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 档案解密后,围绕这次外交失误的谜团终于被部分揭开。 Dàng'àn jiěmì hòu, wéirào zhè cì wàijiāo shīwù de mítuán zhōngyú bèi bùfen jiēkāi. After the archives were declassified, the mystery surrounding this diplomatic blunder was finally partly uncovered.
  • 这件失踪案留下了许多谜团,警方还在调查。 Zhè jiàn shīzōng àn liúxià le xǔduō mítuán, jǐngfāng hái zài diàochá. This missing-person case left many mysteries, and the police are still investigating.
  • 科学家希望用新望远镜解开宇宙中的谜团。 Kēxuéjiā xīwàng yòng xīn wàngyuǎnjìng jiěkāi yǔzhòu zhōng de mítuán. Scientists hope to use the new telescope to unravel the mysteries of the universe.

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