猜谜

• 拼音: cāi mí
• 汉字拆解: 猜 = 犭(animal) + 青, meaning to guess or suspect; 谜 = 讠(speech) + 迷, meaning riddle or mystery

含义

To guess riddles; riddle-guessing. The activity of solving puzzles or riddles.

A traditional Chinese entertainment, especially popular during the Lantern Festival when 灯谜 (lantern riddles) are displayed. Can also refer metaphorically to trying to figure out unclear situations or someone's true intentions.

例句

1. 元宵节的传统活动之一就是猜谜。
2. 他说话总是云里雾里的，让人像在猜谜一样。
3. 孩子们围在一起猜谜，气氛非常热闹。

用法指南

语境: games, festivals, figurative

语气: playful

正确说法

• 我们来猜谜吧！(Let's play riddles!)
• 和他沟通就像在猜谜。(Communicating with him is like guessing riddles.)

错误说法

• 我猜谜他的名字。(For guessing ordinary things, just use 猜 — 猜谜 specifically refers to riddle-guessing)

起源与历史

猜 (to guess) + 谜 (riddle). A verb-object compound describing the activity of solving riddles.

文化背景

时代: Traditional

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal