mēngtóuzhuànxiàng

蒙头转向

Word · IdiomTraditional蒙頭轉向

confused and disoriented

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

idiom

disoriented; dizzy and confused; lose one's bearings

neutral

Used to describe a physical or mental state of confusion, often caused by being hit, spun around, receiving shocking news, or being in a complex situation.

Yóu游
lè乐
chǎng场
de的
guǐ鬼
wū屋
bǎ把
wǒ我
xià吓
de得
mēng蒙
tóu头
zhuàn转
xiàng向
 。

The haunted house at the amusement park scared me so much I was completely disoriented.

Zhè这
ge个
chéng城
shì市
de的
dào道
lù路
tài太
fù复
zá杂
le了
 ,
chū初
lái来
zhà乍
dào到
de的
sī司
jī机
cháng常
cháng常
kāi开
de得
mēng蒙
tóu头
zhuàn转
xiàng向
 。

The roads in this city are too complex, and new drivers often get hopelessly lost.

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Tā他
tū突
rán然
jiē接
dào到
yī一
ge个
huài坏
xiāo消
xi息
 ,
zhěng整
gè个
rén人
dùn顿
shí时
mēng蒙
tóu头
zhuàn转
xiàng向
 。

He suddenly received some bad news and was immediately thrown into confusion.

Zài在
mí迷
gōng宫
lǐ里
zhuàn转
le了
bàn半
tiān天
 ,
wǒ我
men们
zǎo早
jiù就
mēng蒙
tóu头
zhuàn转
xiàng向
le了
 。

We had been wandering in the maze for a long time and were completely lost.