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一塌糊涂

HSK 7-9Word · AdjectiveTraditional一塌糊塗

in a complete mess; awful

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

adjective

in a complete mess; in utter chaos; a disastrous state

informal

Used to describe situations that are extremely chaotic, disorganized, or results that are exceptionally poor. Commonly used in informal, spoken contexts.

Hái孩
zi子
men们
bǎ把
fáng房
jiān间
nòng弄
de得
yī一
tā塌
hú糊
tú涂
 。

The children made the room a complete mess.

Shàng上
cì次
de的
xiàng项
mù目
guǎn管
lǐ理
de得
yī一
tā塌
hú糊
tú涂
 。

The last project was managed disastrously.

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Tā他
zuó昨
wǎn晚
hē喝
duō多
le了
 ,
xiàn现
zài在
tóu头
téng疼
de得
yī一
tā塌
hú糊
tú涂
 。

He drank too much last night and now has an awful headache.

Zhè这
fèn份
bào报
gào告
xiě写
de得
yī一
tā塌
hú糊
tú涂
 ,
luó逻
jí辑
hùn混
luàn乱
 。

This report is written terribly, with confused logic.