not know what was said; speak incoherently; meaningless gibberish
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not know what one is talking about; speak incoherently
formalUsed to describe speech or writing that is confused, illogical, or devoid of clear meaning. Often implies the speaker is unclear or the content is nonsensical.
Tā他
hē喝
zuì醉
hòu后
yǔ语
wú无
lún伦
cì次
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
bù不
zhī知
suǒ所
yún云
。
After getting drunk, he was incoherent; one simply couldn't understand what he was saying.
Zhè这
fèn份
bào报
gào告
luó逻
jí辑
hùn混
luàn乱
，
ràng让
rén人
dú读
hòu后
bù不
zhī知
suǒ所
yún云
。
This report is logically messy; after reading it, one is left wondering what the point was.
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Nà那
wèi位
jiào教
shòu授
de的
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
guò过
yú于
huì晦
sè涩
，
xǔ许
duō多
xué学
sheng生
dōu都
fǎn反
yìng映
bù不
zhī知
suǒ所
yún云
。
That professor's lecture was overly obscure; many students reported they couldn't grasp what he was saying.
Tā他
xiě写
de的
dōng东
xī西
dōng东
lā拉
xī西
chě扯
，
wán完
quán全
bù不
zhī知
suǒ所
yún云
。
What he wrote rambles on and off topic; it's completely unintelligible.