Meaning
bacteria; fungi; moldy
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “mei” becomes a different word in each tone. 霉 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 倒霉dǎo méito have bad luck; to be out of luck
- 发霉fā méito become moldy
- 霉气méi qìa moldy smell; damp and rotten; fig. rotten bad luck
- 霉变méi biànto become moldy
- 带霉dài méimusty; moldy
Example Sentence
食物放久了会发霉，不能再吃。Shí wù fàng jiǔ le huì fā méi, bù néng zài chī.Food left too long goes moldy and can no longer be eaten.
食物Shí wùfood放fàngto put久jiǔ(of a period of time) long了le(completed action)会huìcan发霉fā méito become moldy，不能bù néngcannot再zàiagain吃chīto eat。