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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

糊涂 [hútu]
  1. 1. adjective [不明白] confused
  2. 2. adjective [混乱] chaotic
    办公室里乱得一塌糊涂
    The office was in complete chaos.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

糊涂 [hútu]
  1. 1. muddled; confused; bewildered; mixed up
    糊涂观念
    a muddled idea
    我真糊涂,把信忘在家里了。
    How careless of me to have left the letter at home.
    他越想越糊涂
    The more he thought the more confused he became.
  2. 2. [Dialect] blurred; indistinct

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

糊涂 [hútu]
  1. 1. 不明事理;认识模糊不清;不清醒
    他大事一点儿也不糊涂
  2. 2. 混乱;没有条理
    一笔糊涂账。
  3. 3. 不要写作"胡涂"。

Examples

你以为他糊涂,他并不糊涂
You thought he was foolish, but actually he isn't.
咳,我怎么这么糊涂
Dammit! How stupid I was!
他越想越糊涂
The more he thought the more confused he became.
一个晚上他漫语不断,不知道是不是睡糊涂了。
He had been saying irrelevant remarks all evening. I’ve no idea whether he fell asleep.
你把我绕糊涂
昏聩糊涂
70岁的人了,脑子不糊涂,手脚也挺活泛。

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