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五里雾中
五里雾中
(wǔ lǐ wù zhōng): To be completely confused or bewildered — Meaning & Stroke Order
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1.
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2.
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Character Breakdown
五 • wǔ • five • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
wǔ
五
five
里 • lǐ • in • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
lǐ
里
in
雾 • wù • fog • HSK 2.0 L5
HSK 5
wù
雾
fog
中 • zhōng • center, middle, among; China • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
zhōng
中
center, middle, among; China
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 五里雾中.
Words with
五
五颜六色
wǔ yán liù sè
multicolored
五官
wǔ guān
facial features
三番五次
sān fān wǔ cì
Repeatedly / Over and over again
五湖四海
wǔ hú sì hǎi
all corners of the country
五花八门
wǔ huā bā mén
numerous and varied / all sorts of
五万
wǔ wàn
fifty thousand
五六
wǔ liù
five or six
五分
wǔ fēn
five points / five cents / five minutes
Words with
里
哪里
nǎ lǐ
where?
这里
zhè lǐ
here
那里
nà li
there; that place
里面
lǐ miàn
inside
Words with
雾
岚雾
lán wù
mountain mist and fog
烟雾
yān wù
smoke / mist
迷雾
mí wù
dense fog; mist; (fig.) confusion
雾气
wù qì
mist, fog
Words with
中
中午
zhōng wǔ
midday
中国
zhōng guó
China
中学
zhōng xué
middle school
中学生
zhōng xué shēng
middle-school student
心里
xīn li
chest
公里
gōng lǐ
kilometre
里头
lǐ tou
inside
里程碑
lǐ chéng bēi
milestone
雾霾
wùmái
smog, haze
喷雾器
pēn wù qì
sprayer; atomizer
防虫喷雾
fáng chóng pēn wù
insect repellent spray
高中
gāo zhōng
senior high school
中文
zhōng wén
Chinese [written language]
中间
zhōng jiān
middle
初中
chū zhōng
junior high school (abbr. for 初级中学)
4.
Example Sentences with 五里雾中
tīng
听
le
了
tā
他
de
的
jiě
解
shì
释
,
wǒ
我
fǎn
反
ér
而
xiàng
像
wǔ
五
lǐ
里
wù
雾
zhōng
中
,
gèng
更
hú
糊
tu
涂
le
了
。
After listening to his explanation, I was even more confused, as if in a thick fog.
xīn
新
lái
来
de
的
yuán
员
gōng
工
duì
对
gōng
公
sī
司
liú
tā
他
de
的
yǎn
演
jiǎng
讲
luó
逻
jí
辑
hùn
混
luàn
乱
,
miàn
面
duì
对
zhè
这
dào
道
fù
复
zá
杂
de
的
shù
数
xué
学
chū
初
xué
学
wén
文
yán
言
wén
文
shí
时
,
wǒ
我
cháng
常
流
chéng
程
hái
还
wǔ
五
lǐ
里
wù
雾
zhōng
中
,
xū
需
yào
要
shí
时
jiān
间
shì
适
yìng
应
。
The new employee is still in the dark about the company's procedures and needs time to adapt.
tīng
听
zhòng
众
dōu
都
rú
如
wǔ
五
lǐ
里
wù
雾
zhōng
中
。
His speech was so illogical that the audience was completely bewildered.
tí
题
,
tā
他
gǎn
感
dào
到
wǔ
五
lǐ
里
wù
雾
zhōng
中
,
wú
无
cóng
从
xià
下
shǒu
手
。
Faced with this complex math problem, he felt completely lost and didn't know where to start.
cháng
常
wǔ
五
lǐ
里
wù
雾
zhōng
中
,
bù
不
zhī
知
hé
何
yì
意
。
When I first started learning classical Chinese, I was often in a fog and didn't understand the meaning.