弥漫 mímàn to pervade
to pervade; to fill the air; diffuse; everywhere present; about to inundate (water); permeated by (smoke); filled with (dust); to saturate (the air with fog, smoke etc)
How to remember 弥漫: 弥 complete + 漫 inundating = to pervade.
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How it is used
- To pervade and fill the air - 空气中弥漫着烟味 (kōngqì zhōng mímàn zhe yānwèi) the air is thick with smoke; 弥漫着紧张的气氛 (mímàn zhe jǐnzhāng de qìfēn) a tense atmosphere hangs over everything.
- For diffuse things that spread and saturate: smoke, fog, dust, smells, moods.
- Often takes 着 (zhe) to mark the pervading state; literary/descriptive register.