Chinese word dictionary

朦胧

ménglóng · (literary) (of moonlight) dim; (literary) murky; indistinct

Practice word

Word information

Simplified朦胧

Traditional朦朧

Pinyinménglóng

Part of speech形

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

朦méng

dim, obscure; the condition of the moon

胧lóng

blurry, obscured; the condition or appearance of the moon

How to learn 朦胧

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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