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糊涂 hútu

糊涂 hútu Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 糊涂 hútu .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
hútu | hu2 tu5
English translation
muddled
silly
confused

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About 糊涂 hútu

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Traditional form

糊塗

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 糊涂 hútu

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

米胡

Number of Strokes

15

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Positional decomposition

氵余

Number of Strokes

10

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Example sentences using 糊涂 hútu

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jiǎng le 半天 bàn tiān , 还是 háishi 糊里糊.

After all his explanations , I remained none the wiser.

什么 shénme dǒng ! 装糊涂就是 jiù shì le .

What do you mean -- not understand? You're just pretending.

de 解释 jiěshì 不但 bùdàn 没帮 de máng , 反而 fǎnér 她搞糊 le .

Instead of helping her, his explanation only mixed her up.

小心 xiǎoxīn 茶杯 chá bēi 打翻 dǎ fān le ,洒得桌布 zhuō bù shǎng 一塌糊.

Carelessly, I knocked my teacup over and the tea went all over the tablecloth.

玛丽 Mǎ lì 阿姨 āyí 糊里糊涂 hú li hú tú de ,总是 zǒngshì wàng Dōng wàng 西.

Aunt Mary is such a scatterbrain that she always forgets something.

糊涂 hútu Decomposition

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糊涂 hútu Compounds

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