Definition & Meaning

1.distant and indistinct; vague; misty

Word usage

miǎo máng

渺 茫

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Yu Wen 9 RW AABB

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1
adj.distant and indistinct; vague; misty
- tā rèn wéi mù qián shí shī zhè xiàng jì huà de xī wàng miǎo máng
  她认为目前实施这项计划的希望渺茫。
  She reckoned the odds are against the scheme going ahead.
antonym
qīng xī清晰
2
adj.uncertain
- shī bài shǐ tā gǎn dào xī wàng miǎo máng
  失败使她感到希望渺茫。
  Failure chilled her hopes.
- wǒ huò shèng de xī wàng xiāng dāng miǎo máng
  我获胜的希望相当渺茫。
  The odds against me winning are rather long.
- tā chóng xīn zhǎo dào yī gè hé shì de gōng zuò gǎng wèi de xī wàng hěn miǎo máng
  他重新找到一个合适的工作岗位的希望很渺茫。
  He prospects of returning to a suitable job are dismal.
synonym
máng rán茫然
antonym
qīng xī清晰

Word usage

Note
"渺茫" cannot be written as "淼茫".
Reduplication
"渺茫" can be reduplicated, for example: "渺渺茫茫".
- 大雾使得天地间一片渺渺茫茫。
  The mist imposed the vast expanse of whiteness between the earth and the sky

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