浑浑噩噩

渾渾噩噩
húnhún'è'è
idiom #27,909

Meanings

  1. 1 muddleheaded
  2. 2 befuddled; confused and ignorant
  3. 3 living in a daze

Examples

HSK 5
Shīyè hòu, tā guò le jǐ gè yuè húnhún'è'è de shēnghuó.
After losing his job, he spent several months living in a muddled stupor.
HSK 6
Tā měitiān húnhún'è'è de guòrìzi, háowú mùbiāo.
He drifts through each day in a daze, with no goals whatsoever.

Tips

memory
浑 (hún) suggests murkiness or confusion (like murky water), and 噩 (è) conveys shock or bewilderment. Doubling both creates an intensified image of someone totally lost in a fog.

Stroke Order

浑 hún
噩 è