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糊涂

hú tu
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. muddled
  2. 2. silly
  3. 3. confused

Words Containing 糊涂

稀里糊涂
xī li hú tu

muddleheaded

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)

老糊涂
lǎo hú tu

dotard

糊涂账
hú tu zhàng

muddled accounts

糊涂虫
hú tu chóng

blunderer

揣着明白装糊涂
chuāi zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu

to pretend to not know

糊糊涂涂
hú hu tú tu

confused

糊里糊涂
hú li hú tú

confused

一塌糊涂
yī tā hú tu

muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition

放着明白装糊涂
fàng zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu

to pretend not to know (idiom)

Child Words of 糊涂

糊
hù

paste

糊
hú

muddled

涂
tú

to apply (paint etc)