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蛊惑人心 (gǔ huò rén xīn): To confuse people's minds — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

蛊 • gǔ • poison; venom; harm; bewitch
gǔ蛊

poison; venom; harm; bewitch

惑 • huò • to be confused, perplexed, or doubtful
huò惑

to be confused, perplexed, or doubtful

人 • rén • person; people • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
rén人

person; people

心 • xīn • heart; mind; core • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
xīn心

heart; mind; core

Word Info

Pinyingǔ huò rén xīn
Meaningto confuse people's minds
Characters4
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Example Sentences with 蛊惑人心

Zhè这
zhǒng种
yáo谣
yán言
huì会
gǔ蛊
huò惑
rén人
xīn心
，
wǒ我
men们
yào要
xiǎo小
xīn心
。
This kind of rumor can confuse people's minds; we must be careful.
zhè这
xiē些
yáo谣
yán言
gǔ蛊
huò惑
rén人
xīn心
xié邪
jiào教
zǔ组
zhī织
lì利
yòng用
mí迷
xìn信
gǔ
zhèng政
zhì治
jiā家
bì必
xū须
jǐng警
tì惕
nà那
xiē些
tā他
sàn散
bù布
de的
yán言
lùn论
gǔ蛊
huò惑
rén
，
zào造
chéng成
le了
shè社
huì会
kǒng恐
huāng慌
。
These rumors deceived and confused people, causing social panic.
蛊
huò惑
rén人
xīn心
，
wēi危
hài害
jí极
dà大
。
Cult organizations use superstition to deceive and confuse people, causing great harm.
gǔ蛊
huò惑
rén人
xīn心
de的
xuān宣
chuán传
。
Politicians must be wary of propaganda that deceives and confuses people.
人
xīn心
，
pò破
huài坏
shè社
huì会
hé和
xié谐
。
The remarks he spread deceived and confused people, disrupting social harmony.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 蛊惑人心.

Words with 蛊
  • 巫蛊wūgǔwitchcraft; black magic
  • 蛊惑gǔhuòto bewitch; to seduce
  • 蛊术gǔshùsorcery; witchcraft
  • 蛊毒gǔdúpoison; venom
Words with 惑
  • 疑惑yí huòfeel uncertain; not be convinced
  • 诱惑yòu huòentice; tempt; lure
  • 迷惑mí huòpuzzle; confuse; perplex
  • 困惑kùn huòConfused / puzzled
Words with 人
  • 家人jiā rénfamily member
  • 别人bié renother people
  • 名人míng rénpersonage
  • 大人dà renadult
Words with 心
  • 关心guān xīncare about
  • 小心xiǎo xīntake care
  • 心里xīn lichest
  • 担心dān xīnworry
蛊惑
gǔhuò
to bewitch; to seduce
  • 诱惑力yòu huò lìappeal, allure
  • 二缶钟惑èr fǒu zhōng huòUnable to distinguish basic right from wrong; confused about simple truths.
  • 迷惑不解mí huò bù jiěto feel puzzled
    • 女人
    nǚ rén
    woman
  • 客人kè rénguest
  • 爱人ài renspouse (PRC)
  • 男人nán réna man
    • 放心
    fàng xīn
    relax; feel relieved
  • 伤心shāng xīnsad
  • 信心xìn xīnconfidence
  • 内心nèi xīnheart; innermost being