某 (mǒu): some; a certain

Meanings

Contains 木 (tree) + 甘 (sweet) — originally meant a type of plum; now used as 'a certain (unspecified).'

Mǒu rén gàosu wǒ zhè jiàn shì.

A certain person told me about this.

Zài mǒu zhǒng chéngdù shàng, tā shì duì de.

To a certain extent, he is right.

Mǒu tiān wǒmen huì zài jiànmiàn.

Someday we will meet again.

usage

某 is used when you don't want to specify exactly who or what: 某人 (a certain person), 某地 (a certain place), 某某 (so-and-so).

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