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混淆

hùn xiáo
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

  1. 1. to obscure
  2. 2. to confuse
  3. 3. to mix up
  4. 4. to blur
  5. 5. to mislead

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Word relationships

Register variants

1 item
弄混
nòng hún

to confuse (fail to differentiate)

弄混更口语，混淆更书面

Related words

2 items
混合
hùn hé

to mix

物理上混合不同东西，但混淆侧重概念上的混淆
误解
wù jiě

to misunderstand

误解是理解错误，混淆可能造成误解

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“概念”“是非”搭配，如“混淆是非”指故意颠倒对错。

Common mistakes

「混淆」不能带物理宾语，如“混淆颜料”不自然；它多用于抽象概念。

Example Sentences

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他总是把这两个词的意思 混淆 。
He always confuses the meanings of these two words.
這兩箇詞容易 混淆 。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 5869911)

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Words Containing 混淆

混淆是非
hùn xiáo shì fēi

to confuse right and wrong (idiom)

混淆视听
hùn xiáo shì tīng

to obscure the facts (idiom); to mislead the public with prevarication and deliberate falsehoods

混淆黑白
hùn xiáo hēi bái

to confuse black and white

Child Words of 混淆

混
hùn

to mix

淆
xiáo

confused and disorderly