utterly confused and without a clue; at a complete loss
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utterly confused; at a loss; completely without a clue
formalUsed to describe a situation where one feels completely lost and unable to understand or find a starting point to deal with something, often due to its complexity or newness.
Gāng刚
jiē接
shǒu手
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
shí时
，
miàn面
duì对
hǎi海
liàng量
zī资
liào料
，
wǒ我
gǎn感
dào到
máng茫
wú无
tóu头
xù绪
。
When I first took over this project, faced with a huge amount of information, I felt utterly at a loss.
Àn案
qíng情
shí十
fēn分
fù复
zá杂
，
jǐng警
fāng方
diào调
chá查
le了
duō多
rì日
，
yī依
rán然
máng茫
wú无
tóu头
xù绪
。
The case is very complex; after investigating for many days, the police are still completely without a clue.
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Tīng听
dào到
lǎo老
shī师
tū突
rán然
tí提
chū出
de的
wèn问
tí题
，
tā他
yī一
xià下
zi子
máng茫
wú无
tóu头
xù绪
，
bù不
zhī知
rú如
hé何
huí回
dá答
。
Hearing the teacher's sudden question, he was immediately at a loss and didn't know how to answer.
Zhè这
ge个
shù数
xué学
zhèng证
míng明
duì对
wǒ我
lái来
shuō说
tài太
nán难
le了
，
kàn看
le了
bàn半
tiān天
hái还
shì是
máng茫
wú无
tóu头
xù绪
。
This mathematical proof is too difficult for me; I looked at it for a long time but am still completely confused.