yī tā hú tu

Traditional: 一塌糊塗

HSK 7–9

一塌糊涂 (yī tā hú tu) is a Chinese word meaning “muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition; complete shambles; a total mess”.

Meanings

  1. 1muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition
  2. 2complete shambles
  3. 3a total mess

Characters in 一塌糊涂

一yī · one塌tā · to collapse糊hū · to smear; to daub; to cover (a surface with sth sticky or paste-like)涂tú · to apply (paint etc)

Related words

一one一个a; an; one一起(in) the same place一样same一下(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)一直straight (in a straight line)一切everything一点a bit; a little bit一定surely; certainly; definitely第一first一些some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er唯一only; sole

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