No. 4,911 in Chinese
谜
"谜" means "riddle" or "mystery."
In a sentence
生活是一道难解的谜。
Life is a difficult puzzle to solve.
In this sentence, '谜' is used metaphorically to describe life as a complex question or puzzle that requires thinking and understanding.
他喜欢用谜语来测试朋友的才智。
He likes using riddles to test his friends' intelligence.
Here, '谜' refers to '谜语,' which are riddles or word puzzles designed to challenge one's thinking.
这个宇宙中的许多现象仍然是个谜。
Many phenomena in the universe remain a mystery.
In this example, '谜' depicts something unknown or unexplained in a broader, often scientific context.
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