盲目

mángmù

adjective HSK 7 #8,392

Meanings

1 blind; blindly; without thinking
2 reckless; indiscriminate

Characters

blind; unable to see

Literally 'blind eye' — acting without seeing clearly, i.e., without proper judgment or consideration.

Examples

不要盲目地跟风。

Búyào mángmù de gēnfēng.

Don't blindly follow trends.

盲目自信是很危险的。

Mángmù zìxìn shì hěn wéixiǎn de.

Blind confidence is very dangerous.

他盲目地相信了那个骗子的话。

Tā mángmù de xiāngxìn le nàge piànzi de huà.

He blindly believed what the con man said.

Tips

usage

盲目 is almost always used figuratively in modern Chinese — it means acting without careful thought, not literal blindness. Common collocations: 盲目乐观 (blind optimism), 盲目跟风 (blindly follow trends), 盲目崇拜 (blind worship).

Stroke Order

盲 máng

目 mù