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hùn
混
xiáo
淆

HSK 7-9
common
verb

Meaning of 混淆

混淆 means to be mixed up; to be indistinguishable; to be blurred; to confuse; to obscure; to mix up intentionally. Pronounced hùn xiáo. HSK 7-9.

  • to be mixed up; to be indistinguishable; to be blurred
  • to confuse; to obscure; to mix up intentionally

Definitions & Examples

Zài在
xiàn现
dài代
shè社
huì会
 ，
xū虚
nǐ拟
yǔ与
xiàn现
shí实
de的
jiè界
xiàn限
cháng常
cháng常
hùn混
xiáo淆
 。

In modern society, the boundary between virtual and reality is often blurred.

Tā他
de的
jiě解
shì释
qián前
hòu后
máo矛
dùn盾
 ，
lìng令
rén人
zhēn真
wěi伪
hùn混
xiáo淆
 。

His contradictory explanations made it hard to distinguish truth from falsehood.

Cháng长
qī期
quē缺
fá乏
gōu沟
tōng通
 ，
dǎo导
zhì致
tā他
men们
de的
gōng公
sī私
guān关
xì系
yǒu有
xiē些
hùn混
xiáo淆
 。

Long-term lack of communication has led to some blurring of their professional and personal relationship.

Zài在
zhè这
qǐ起
fù复
zá杂
de的
àn案
jiàn件
zhōng中
 ，
dòng动
jī机
yǔ与
jié结
guǒ果
xiāng相
hù互
hùn混
xiáo淆
 。

In this complex case, motives and outcomes are intertwined.

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