糊涂

hú tu

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Common

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Definitions

1. muddled
2. silly
3. confused

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 清楚 qīng chu 清楚 qīng chu clear 形容思想或理解明晰: clear
• 聪明 cōng ming 聪明 cōng ming intelligent 形容人头脑灵活，不糊涂: intelligent

Related words

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• 糊涂虫 hú tu chóng 糊涂虫 hú tu chóng blunderer 对糊涂人的贬称: blunderer

Synonyms

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• 迷糊 mí hu 迷糊 mí hu muddle-headed 形容神志不清或思想混乱: muddle-headed

Usage notes

Collocations

“糊涂”常与“装”搭配，如“装糊涂”，表示故意装作不明白。

Common mistakes

“糊涂”常被误写为“胡涂”，规范写法是“糊涂”。

Words Containing 糊涂

• 一塌糊涂 一塌糊涂 yī tā hú tu: muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition
• 揣着明白装糊涂 揣着明白装糊涂 chuāi zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu: to pretend to not know
• 放着明白装糊涂 放着明白装糊涂 fàng zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu: to pretend not to know (idiom)
• 稀里糊涂 稀里糊涂 xī li hú tu: muddleheaded
• 糊涂虫 糊涂虫 hú tu chóng: blunderer
• 糊涂账 糊涂账 hú tu zhàng: muddled accounts
• 糊糊涂涂 糊糊涂涂 hú hu tú tu: confused
• 糊里糊涂 糊里糊涂 hú li hú tú: confused
• 老糊涂 老糊涂 lǎo hú tu: dotard
• 聪明一世，糊涂一时 聪明一世，糊涂一时 cōng ming yī shì , hú tu yī shí: even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgment (idiom)

Child Words of 糊涂

• 涂 涂 tú: to apply (paint etc)
• 糊 糊 hú: muddled
• 糊 糊 hù: paste