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title: "Mixin Meaning: 迷信 (míxìn) Means “superstition”"
description: "迷信 (míxìn) means “superstition”. Hear its tones, see what 迷 and 信 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mixin"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 迷信 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

迷信 míxìn

## superstition

## It can also mean

- to have blind faith in

## Its characters

1. 迷 mí to be lost
2. 信 xìn letter

## In a sentence

这只是一种迷信。 This is just a superstition.

有人深信不疑，有人觉得它就是**迷信**，更多的人则是半信半疑，按照老规矩摆放家具，只是图个吉利，让自己安心一点儿。

From [风水是什么？ · What is feng shui?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-feng-shui#library-word-571-573)

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## More words with 迷 or 信

- [诚信 chéngxìn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengxin)
- [沉迷 chénmí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chenmi)
- [电信 diànxìn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianxin)
- [低迷 dīmí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dimi)
- [短信 duǎnxìn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duanxin)
- [昏迷 hūnmí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hunmi)
- [坚信 jiānxìn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianxin)
- [迷惑 míhuò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mihuo)
- [迷路 mílù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/milu)
- [迷人 mírén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/miren)

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