迷茫

mímáng

adjective #8,131

Meanings

1 confused; lost; bewildered
2 dazed; at a loss

Characters

lost; confused; fascinated

vast; boundless; vague

Lost + boundless — feeling lost in a vast, directionless space. A sense of confusion about one's path.

Examples

毕业后她感到很迷茫。

Bìyè hòu tā gǎndào hěn mímáng.

She felt very lost after graduation.

他用迷茫的眼神看着我。

Tā yòng mímáng de yǎnshén kàn zhe wǒ.

He looked at me with a confused gaze.

对未来感到迷茫是很正常的。

Duì wèilái gǎndào mímáng shì hěn zhèngcháng de.

Feeling lost about the future is perfectly normal.

Tips

mistakes

Don't confuse 迷茫 (emotionally lost/confused about direction in life) with 迷惑 (puzzled/perplexed about something specific). 迷茫 is broader and more existential.

Stroke Order

迷 mí

茫 máng