渺miǎo ❶ （渺茫） distant and indistinct: ～ 无声息 remote and noiseless;
❷ （浩渺） (of water) extending into the distance; vast: 烟波浩 ～ 的太湖 the wide expanse of misty Taihu Lake
❸ （渺小） insignificant; negligible; tiny; petty; 显得 ～ 小 look small; ～ 不足道 insignificant; negligible; not worth mentioning; too small for mention
◆渺茫 distant and indistinct; vague; uncertain; 渺然 vast; boundless; endless; 渺无人烟 uninhabited; without a trace of human habitation; desolation; 渺小 tiny; negligible; insignificant; paltry; very small |