蜜 mì
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 虫 — insect, worm
- Made of
- 宓 quiet, silent, still 虫 insect, worm
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
蜜月
mìyuè
honeymoon; honeymoon period
Characters in this word
月 yuè
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 月 — moon
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 新政府的蜜月期结束后，媒体对其改革承诺提出了更尖锐的质疑。 Xīn zhèngfǔ de mìyuè qī jiéshù hòu, méitǐ duì qí gǎigé chéngnuò tíchū le gèng jiānruì de zhíyí. After the new government's honeymoon period ended, the media raised sharper questions about its reform pledges.
- 他们去海边度蜜月，每天都在沙滩上散步。 Tāmen qù hǎibiān dù mìyuè, měitiān dōu zài shātān shàng sànbù. They went to the seaside for their honeymoon and walk on the beach every day.
- 两家公司的合作蜜月期很短，很快就出现了分歧。 Liǎng jiā gōngsī de hézuò mìyuè qī hěn duǎn, hěn kuài jiù chūxiàn le fēnqí. The honeymoon period of the two companies' cooperation was short, and disagreements soon appeared.