05021 Chinese character of 霾 and pronounce maai4

The Chinese character【霾】that we will explain today is a word that describes nature or the environment. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Smog or air pollution. Explanation: The darkening phenomenon caused by the gathering of smoke, dust and other particles suspended in the air. Such as: “haze”, “dust haze”.

Here is the pronunciation of this Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【霾】:mái

Cantonese Jyutping of 【霾】:maai4

Here’s an overview of the essential details about the character 【霾】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【霾】, for example:Describing nature or environment , It mainly means smog or air pollution .As Chinese characters have broad and intricate meanings, certain details might be too specific to be entirely explained in this overview.

【霾】is an individual word that merges with others to generate specific phrases, for example【霧霾、霾天】(Mandarin Pinyin:wù mái 、mái tiān/ Cantonese Jyutping:mou6 maai4 、maai4 tin1)

This character is written with 22 strokes,It is a highly difficult Chinese character that is rarely used in daily life and has a lower frequency of usage,This example sentence will help clarify the usage of this character.:


霧霾天氣使能見度降低,人們需戴口罩。

Haze weather reduces visibility and people need to wear masks.


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