Writing
暧昧 (ài mèi) — how to say "ambiguous" in Chinese
暧昧
Ambiguous, vague, equivocal
adjective
Character composition
暧
vague, hazy
昧
to conceal, ignorant
Radicals / Keys
日
Sun
#72 · rì · 4 strokes
Collocations
态度暧昧
tài dù ài mèi
ambiguous attitude
关系暧昧
guān xì ài mèi
ambiguous relationship
Examples
他们的关系一直很暧昧，没人知道真相。
Their relationship has always been ambiguous, no one knows the truth.
他的话很暧昧。
His words are very ambiguous.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "ambiguous" in Chinese?
"ambiguous" in Chinese is 暧昧 (ài mèi).
Ai mei meaning in English
暧昧 (ài mèi) means "Ambiguous, vague, equivocal".
How is 暧昧 pronounced?
It is pronounced ài mèi (written as ai mei, aimei). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Ai mei in Chinese characters
It is written 暧昧: 暧 has 14 strokes, 昧 has 9 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 暧昧?
暧昧 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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