měngdǒng

懵懂

Word · Adjective

muddled; ignorant; naive

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

adjective

muddled; ignorant; naive; not understanding things clearly

literary

Often used to describe a state of confusion, lack of understanding, or youthful naivety.

Gāng刚
shàng上
xiǎo小
xué学
de的
shí时
hou候
 ,
wǒ我
hái还
shì是
gè个
měng懵
dǒng懂
wú无
zhī知
de的
xiǎo小
hái孩
 。

When I first started elementary school, I was still an ignorant and naive child.

Tā他
duì对
rén人
qíng情
shì世
gù故
hái还
hěn很
měng懵
dǒng懂
 。

He is still very naive about the ways of the world.

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Cōng聪
míng明
yī一
shì世
 ,
měng懵
dǒng懂
yī一
shí时
 。

Be clever all your life, but foolish for a moment.

Bú不
yào要
cháo嘲
xiào笑
tā他
 ,
tā他
zhǐ只
shì是
nián年
shào少
měng懵
dǒng懂
 。

Don't laugh at him; he's just young and naive.

Miàn面
duì对
fù复
zá杂
de的
zhèng政
zhì治
jú局
shì势
 ,
tā他
biǎo表
xiàn现
dé得
yǒu有
xiē些
měng懵
dǒng懂
 。

Faced with the complex political situation, he appeared somewhat bewildered.