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一塌糊涂 (yì tā hú tú): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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一塌糊涂

一塌糊涂 (yì tā hú tú): In a mess / Confused — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

一塌糊涂 consists of 4 characters.

one; once; first; structural word between two of the same verb; as soon as; throughout

collapse; cave in; sink

paste, stick with paste

to smear, apply (paint, mud, etc.)

Word Info

Pinyinyì tā hú tú

MeaningIn a mess / Confused

Characters4

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

Syntax—

Word一塌糊涂

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 一塌糊涂.

Words with 一

一些yī xiēHSK 1
一半yī bànHSK 1
一点儿yī diǎn erHSK 1
一下yī xiàHSK 2
一起yì qǐHSK 2
第一dì yīHSK 2
一共yī gòngHSK 3
一定yī dìngHSK 3

Words with 塌

倒塌dǎo tāHSK 7-9
坍塌tāntā
死心塌地sǐ xīn tā dì

Words with 糊

模糊mó huHSK 5
糊涂hú tuHSK 5
含糊hán huHSK 6

Words with 涂

糊涂hú tuHSK 5
涂抹tú mǒHSK 6

3.

How to Use 一塌糊涂 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 一塌糊涂 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith局面

yī一

tā塌

hú糊

tú涂

de的

jú局

miàn面

neutral

a complete mess of a situation

Adjective + Complementwith乱

luàn乱

de得

yī一

tā塌

hú糊

tú涂

Verb + Complement

shū输

de得

yī一

tā塌

hú糊

tú涂

4.

Example Sentences with 一塌糊涂

tā他

de的

fáng房

jiān间

yī一

tā塌

hú糊

neutral

messy beyond description

informal

Spoken

lose disastrously

gǎo搞

de得

yī一

tā塌

hú糊

tú涂

informalSpoken

make a complete mess

tú

涂

。

His room is in a complete mess.

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

dì的

yù预

suàn算

guǎn管

lǐ理

jiǎn简

zhí直

yì一

tā塌

hú糊

tú涂

，

wán完

quán全

shī失

kòng控

le了

。

The budget management of this project is simply a complete mess, totally out of control.

nǐ你

zuì最

jìn近

shì是

bu不

shì是

yā压

lì力

tài太

dà大

，

zěn怎

me么

bǎ把

shēng生

huó活

gǎo搞

dé得

yì一

tā塌

hú糊

tú涂

？

Have you been under too much pressure lately? How did you make such a mess of your life?

wǒ我

zuó昨

tiān天

kǎo考

shì试

kǎo考

dé得

yī一

tā塌

hú糊

tú涂

，

hěn很

duō多

tí题

dōu都

bú不

huì会

zuò做

。

I did terribly on the exam yesterday, as I couldn't answer many questions.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

nǔ努

lì力

jiě解

shì释

，

dàn但

luó逻

jí辑

hùn混

luàn乱

dé得

yì一

tā塌

hú糊

tú涂

，

méi没

rén人

tīng听

dǒng懂

。

Although he tried hard to explain, his logic was in such a mess that no one understood.

bié别

dān担

xīn心

，

shì事

qíng情

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

xiàng像

nǐ你

shuō说

de的

nà那

yàng样

yì一

tā塌

hú糊

tú涂

。

Don't worry, things are not as messed up as you said.

yóu由

yú于

quē缺

fá乏

zhǔn准

bèi备

，

zhè这

cì次

huì会

yì议

zǔ组

zhī织

dé得

yī一

tā塌

hú糊

tú涂

，

dà大

jiā家

dōu都

hěn很

bù不

mǎn满

yì意

。

Due to lack of preparation, the meeting was organized in a chaotic manner, leaving everyone dissatisfied.

zuó昨

wǎn晚

de的

pài派

duì对

jié结

shù束

hòu后

，

kè客

tīng厅

bèi被

nòng弄

dé得

yì一

tā塌

hú糊

tú涂

，

dào到

chù处

dōu都

shì是

lā垃

jī圾

。

After last night's party, the living room was left in a complete mess, with trash everywhere.