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糊涂

hú tu

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • muddled
  • silly
  • confused

Definition

糊涂:不明事理;对事物的认识模糊或混乱。

Confused; muddled; unclear in understanding or judgment.

Usage

常用于形容人的思维混乱、做事不清醒,或指事情、记忆等模糊不清。

Often used to describe a person's confused thinking, unclear actions, or things/memories that are hazy.

Examples

  • 1 他今天很糊涂,连钥匙都忘带了。 (He was very confused today, even forgetting his keys.)
  • 2 这道题我越看越糊涂。 (The more I look at this problem, the more confused I get.)
  • 3 你别装糊涂,明明知道我问什么。 (Don't play dumb; you know exactly what I'm asking.)
  • 4 过去的事情都糊涂了,记不太清。 (The past events are all muddled; I can't remember clearly.)
  • 5 糊涂地签了合同,后来后悔不已。 (He signed the contract in a daze and later regretted it deeply.)
  • 6 奶奶年纪大了,有时候会糊涂。 (Grandma is old and sometimes gets confused.)

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