Chinese word dictionary

扑朔迷离

pū shuò mí lí · impossible to unravel; confusing

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Word information

Simplified扑朔迷离

Traditional撲朔迷離

Pinyinpū shuò mí lí

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

扑pū

to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike

朔shuò

beginning; the first day of the lunar month

迷mí

to bewitch, to charm; a fan of; infatuated

离lí

rare beast; strange; elegant

How to learn 扑朔迷离

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离lí

surname Li; to leave; to part from; to be away from; (in giving distances) from; without (sth); independent of; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire; ☲

离开líkāi

to depart; to leave

距离jùlí

distance; CL:個|个[ge4]; to be apart from

球迷qiúmí

fan (ball sports); CL:個|个[ge4]

远离yuǎnlí

to be far from; to keep away from

分离fēnlí

to separate