Definition
靡 (mí) is a bound form (b.f.) in modern Chinese — it appears mainly in set phrases and classical-style compound words, meaning 'to be swept away' or 'to be blown over by the wind'. Its most common uses are in literary/formal expressions like 风靡 (literally 'blown by the wind', meaning 'fashionable/popular') and 靡靡之音 ('decadent music'). You won't encounter 靡 as a standalone word in everyday conversation; it's a bound morpheme that attaches to other elements in fixed expressions.
b.f.
(bound form, literary) to be blown overto be swept away
Examples
- 靡。Zhè zhǒng xīn fēnggé zài niánqīng rén zhōng mí rán chéng fēng.This new style has swept through young people like a wind.
- 靡。Tā de yílǜ bèi shìshí mí sàn.His doubts were dissipated by the facts.
- 。Nà zhī jūnduì suǒ xiàng pī mí.That army is invincible, sweeping away everything in its path.
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