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HSK 7-9 · HSK VOCABULARY 一塌糊涂 yìtāhútú
muddled and completely collapsing (idiom)
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HSK 7-9
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HSK vocabulary — ▶ Listen Listen 0.65× HSK vocabulary + Quick check HSK VOCABULARY 01 Meaning03 Practise writing04 Quick check01 · MEANING 一塌糊涂 一塌糊涂 (yìtāhútú) is an HSK 7-9 Chinese word. Its most common English meaning is muddled and completely collapsing (idiom) ; depending on context, it can also mean in an awful condition or complete shambles. Read the examples below to choose the meaning that fits the sentence.
01 muddled and completely collapsing (idiom)
02 in an awful condition
03 complete shambles
04 a total mess
03 · PRACTISE WRITING Practise writing 一
一 ▶ Listen Practise writing
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糊
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涂
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04 · QUICK CHECK Quick check 一塌糊涂 muddled and completely collapsing (idiom) (lit.) unwilling to spare a single hair (idiom); (fig.) extremely stingy
Listen ▶ Listen 一塌糊涂 一毛不拔 一毛不拔
CHARACTERS IN THIS WORD Characters in this word ← 一毛不拔 Quick check 一毛不拔 → CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Tatoeba / ManyThings examples where available.
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