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mèi
verb #34,320

Meanings

  1. 1 to conceal
  2. 2 to hide (esp. the truth)
  3. 3 to act against (one's conscience)
  4. 4 (adj.) dim; obscure; ignorant

Examples

请你不要昧着良心说话。
Qǐng nǐ bùyào mèizhe liángxīn shuōhuà.
Please don't speak against your conscience.
他不肯昧着事实。
Tā bù kěn mèizhe shìshí.
He refuses to suppress the facts.

Tips

memory
The character is 日 (sun) + 未 (not yet) → sun has not yet risen → dark, dim, obscure. From this comes both the literal 'dim' (愚昧 yúmèi 'ignorant') and the figurative 'to keep in the dark' (昧着良心 'against one's conscience').

Stroke Order

昧 mèi