mān

颟顸

Word · AdjectiveTraditional顢

muddle-headed; careless

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adjective

muddle-headed and careless; dim-witted and sloppy

informal

Often used as a fixed compound '颟颟顸顸' or in a negative description of a person's character. The character is rarely used alone; it almost always appears with '顸' (hān).

Tā他
zhè这
ge个
rén人
zuò做
shì事
mān颟
mān颟
hān顸
hān顸
de的
 。

He is very muddle-headed and careless when doing things.

Nà那
xīn新
yuán员
gōng工
tài太
mān颟
 ,
bǎ把
bào报
gào告
de的
shù数
jù据
quán全
nòng弄
cuò错
le了
 。

That new employee is so careless and confused that he got all the data in the report wrong.

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Zhè这
shì事
jiāo交
gěi给
tā他
kě可
bù不
xíng行
 ,
tā他
yǒu有
diǎn点
mān颟
 。

We can't entrust this matter to him; he's a bit muddle-headed.