茫茫

mángmáng

adjective #15,205

Meanings

1 boundless; vast and obscure
2 endless; stretching as far as the eye can see

Characters

boundless; vague; vast

boundless; vague (reduplicated for emphasis)

Examples

茫茫大海上看不到一艘船。

Mángmáng dàhǎi shàng kàn bú dào yī sōu chuán.

Not a single ship could be seen on the vast ocean.

在茫茫人海中找到你。

Zài mángmáng rénhǎi zhōng zhǎodào nǐ.

Finding you in the vast sea of people.

Tips

usage

茫茫 always precedes a noun to describe vastness: 茫茫大海 (vast sea), 茫茫草原 (boundless grassland), 茫茫人海 (sea of people), 茫茫雪原 (endless snowfield).

Stroke Order

茫 máng