Puzzle Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈpəzəɫ/

PUH-zuhl

UK

/pˈʌzəl/

PUH-zuhl

التعريف

A puzzle is a game, problem, or toy that tests your thinking and ability to solve something. It can also mean something or someone that is difficult to understand.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Often used for both physical games like a jigsaw and mental problems like a logic puzzle. In natural English, 'be a puzzle' means 'be confusing': 'His reaction is a puzzle to me.' Common combinations include 'solve a puzzle', 'do a puzzle', and 'piece of a puzzle'.

• Spanish: rompecabezas - acertijo
• Portuguese (BR): quebra-cabeça - enigma
• Portuguese (PT): puzzle - quebra-cabeças - enigma
• Chinese (Simplified): 拼图 - 谜题
• Chinese (Traditional): 拼圖 - 謎題
• Hindi: पहेली - जिग्सॉ पज़ल
• Arabic: أحجية - لغز
• Bengali: ধাঁধা - পাজল
• Russian: головоломка - загадка
• Japanese: パズル - なぞ
• Vietnamese: câu đố - trò xếp hình
• Korean: 퍼즐 - 수수께끼
• Turkish: bulmaca - bilmece
• Urdu: پہیلی - پزل
• Indonesian: teka-teki - puzzle

جمل نموذجية

The math question was a puzzle for me.

basic

This puzzle has one hundred pieces.

basic

We finished the puzzle before dinner.

basic

Her smile was a puzzle—I couldn't tell if she was joking.

natural

We spent the whole rainy afternoon doing a puzzle.

natural

I'm still trying to puzzle out why the door was open.

natural