hútu

糊涂

HSK 7-9Word · AdjectiveTraditional糊塗

muddle-headed; confused; messy

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Meanings

3 senses · 8 examples
1.

adjective

muddle-headed; confused; unable to see reason

Describes a state of mental confusion or lack of clarity about a situation.

Tā他
yuè越
jiě解
shì释
 ,
wǒ我
yuè越
hú糊
tu涂
 。

The more he explained, the more confused I became.

Nǐ你
bié别
zhuāng装
hú糊
tu涂
le了
 ,
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
zhī知
dào道
zhēn真
xiàng相
 。

Don't play dumb; everyone knows the truth.

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Rén人
lǎo老
le了
 ,
yǒu有
shí时
hou候
nǎo脑
zi子
huì会
hú糊
tu涂
 。

As people get old, their minds sometimes become muddled.

2.

adjective

messy; chaotic; in a state of disorder

Describes situations, accounts, or things that are disorganized and unclear.

Zhè这
běn本
hú糊
tu涂
zhàng账
shuí谁
yě也
shuō说
bù不
qīng清
 。

Nobody can make sense of this messy account.

Fáng房
jiān间
bèi被
hái孩
zi子
men们
nòng弄
de得
yī一
tā塌
hú糊
tu涂
 。

The room was left in a complete mess by the children.

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Jì计
huà划
zhì制
dìng定
de得
tài太
hú糊
tu涂
 ,
zhí执
xíng行
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
kùn困
nan难
 。

The plan was formulated too chaotically, making it difficult to implement.

3.

adjective

blurry; indistinct; unclear (in appearance)

dialect

A dialectal usage referring to visual blurriness or lack of clarity in shape or form.

Lǎo老
huā花
yǎn眼
kàn看
dōng东
xī西
yǒu有
diǎn点
hú糊
tu涂
 。

Things look a bit blurry with presbyopia.

Bō玻
li璃
shàng上
de的
shuǐ水
qì汽
ràng让
wài外
miàn面
de的
jǐng景
sè色
biàn变
de得
hú糊
tu涂
yī一
piàn片
 。

The steam on the window made the outside scenery look all blurry.