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混混儿

Word · Verb · Adjective · NounTraditional混

mix; chaos; scoundrel

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Meanings

4 senses · 9 examples
1.

verb

to mix; to blend

Bǎ把
shuǐ水
hé和
jiǔ酒
hùn混
zài在
yī一
qǐ起
 。

Mix water and wine together.

Bù不
tóng同
wén文
huà化
zài在
zhè这
lǐ里
róng融
hé合
hùn混
jū居
 。

Different cultures mix and live together here.

2.

verb

to muddle through; to drift along

informal
Tā他
měi每
tiān天
zài在
bàn办
gōng公
shì室
hùn混
rì日
zi子
 。

He just drifts through each day at the office.

Zhè这
xué学
qī期
tā他
hùn混
guò过
qù去
le了
 ,
méi没
hǎo好
hǎo好
xué学
xí习
 。

He muddled through this semester without studying hard.

3.

adjective

chaotic; messy; in a muddle

Fáng房
jiān间
lǐ里
de的
dōng东
xi西
hěn很
hùn混
luàn乱
 。

The things in the room are in a mess.

Tā他
de的
sī思
xù绪
yī一
piàn片
hùn混
luàn乱
 。

His thoughts are in total chaos.

4.

noun

rogue; scoundrel; ruffian

dialect

Specifically refers to a local, petty hooligan or good-for-nothing, often used in northern dialects.

Jiē街
jiǎo角
nà那
jǐ几
gè个
hùn混
zi子
yòu又
zài在
rě惹
shì事
 。

Those ruffians at the street corner are causing trouble again.

Tā他
shì是
gè个
bù不
wù务
zhèng正
yè业
de的
hùn混
zi子
 。

He's a layabout who doesn't do an honest day's work.

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Bié别
gēn跟
nà那
gè个
hùn混
zi子
lái来
wǎng往
 。

Don't associate with that scoundrel.