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糊涂 (hú tu): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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糊涂 (hú tu): Muddled (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

糊涂 consists of 2 characters.

paste, stick with paste

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

How to Use 糊涂 in Sentences

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

Verb + Object

zhuāng装

hú糊

tu涂

neutral

pretend not to know

fàn犯

hú糊

tu涂

neutral

make a stupid mistake

Adjective + Nounwith虫

hú糊

tu涂

chóng虫

informalSpoken

Adjective + Adjectivewith老

lǎo老

hú糊

tu涂

informalSpoken

Example Sentences with 糊涂

wǒ我

hú糊

tú涂

le了

。

I'm confused.

muddle-headed person

old and confused

Tā他

zuì最

jìn近

zǒng总

shì是

fàn犯

hú糊

tu涂

，

lián连

zì自

jǐ己

de的

shēng生

rì日

dōu都

wàng忘

le了

。

He has been very muddled lately, even forgetting his own birthday.

miàn面

duì对

rú如

cǐ此

fù复

zá杂

de的

jú局

miàn面

，

tā他

yì一

shí时

yě也

gǎn感

dào到

yǒu有

xiē些

hú糊

tú涂

。

Faced with such a complex situation, he felt somewhat confused for a moment.

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nǐ你

zěn怎

me么

néng能

bǎ把

zhè这

me么

zhòng重

yào要

de的

shì事

qíng情

bàn办

dé得

rú如

cǐ此

hú糊

tú涂

？

How could you handle such an important matter so muddledly?

tā他

zuò做

shì事

zǒng总

shì是

hěn很

hú糊

tú涂

。

tā他

fēi非

dàn但

bù不

chéng承

rèn认

cuò错

wù误

，

fǎn

zài在

jiē接

lián连

bú不

duàn断

de的

gān干

rǎo扰

xià下

lǎo老

rén人

nián年

jì纪

dà大

le了

，

yǒu有

shí时

huì

bié别

fàn犯

hú糊

tú涂

le了

，

gǎn赶

jǐn紧

bǎ把

zhè

He is always confused when doing things.

反

ér而

zhǐ指

zé责

bié别

rén人

hú糊

tú涂

。

Not only did he not admit his mistake, but he also accused others of being confused.

，

wǒ我

de的

sī思

lù路

chè彻

dǐ底

biàn变

de得

hú糊

tú涂

le了

。

Under continuous interruptions, my train of thought became completely muddled.

会

fàn犯

hú糊

tú涂

。

The elderly person is getting old and sometimes becomes confused.

这

fèn份

wén文

jiàn件

zhěng整

lǐ理

hǎo好

。

Don't be so bewildered; hurry up and organize this document properly.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 糊涂.

Words with 糊

含糊hán hu
模糊mó hu
一塌糊涂yì tā hú tú

Words with 涂

涂抹tú mǒ
一塌糊涂yì tā hú tú