一
塌
糊
涂

Muddled and completely collapsing (idiom) in Chinese: 一塌糊涂 (yī tā hú tu)

yī tā hú tu

muddled and completely collapsing (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 一塌糊塗1 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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一
塌
糊
涂

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ㄧ

yī

ㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄊㄚ

tā

ㄊ/ tㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄏㄨˊ

hú

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

˙ㄊㄨ

tu

˙/ neutral toneㄊ/ tㄨ/ u

Simplified & traditional

一塌糊涂

Simplified

一塌糊塗

Traditional

Example sentences

See 一塌糊涂 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他的房间乱得一塌糊涂。

    tā de fáng jiān luàn dé yì tā hú tú。

    His room is a complete mess.

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Related words

一

yī

one

糊

hú

muddled

塌

tā

to collapse

涂

tú

to apply (paint etc)

第一

dì yī

first

一起

yī qǐ

in the same place

一般

yī bān

same

一边

yī biān

one side

一定

yī dìng

surely

一共

yī gòng

altogether

一样

yī yàng

same

一直

yī zhí

straight (in a straight line)

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