mix; mingle; adulterate
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to mix; to mingle; to adulterate; to blend together (often implying different qualities or good and bad mixed)
Often used to describe the mixing of different types, qualities, or good and bad things together. Can imply impurity or adulteration. Common in both literal (mixing substances) and figurative (mixing social classes, good/bad people) contexts.
Yú鱼
lóng龙
hùn混
zá杂
Dragons and fish mixed together—a mix of good and bad people.
Zhè这
xiē些
mǐ米
lǐ里
hùn混
zá杂
zhe着
bù不
shǎo少
shā沙
zi子
。
Quite a bit of sand is mixed in with this rice.
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Rén人
qún群
zhōng中
hùn混
zá杂
zhe着
jǐ几
gè个
biàn便
yī衣
jǐng警
chá察
。
Several plainclothes police officers were mixed in among the crowd.
Bù不
yào要
bǎ把
bù不
tóng同
zhǒng种
lèi类
de的
sù塑
liào料
hùn混
zá杂
zài在
yī一
qǐ起
huí回
shōu收
。
Don't mix different types of plastics together for recycling.