稀里糊涂

稀里糊塗

xīlihútú

adjective #29,389

Meanings

1 muddleheaded
2 confused and careless
3 in a daze
4 without clear understanding

Characters

sparse; thin; rare; expressive prefix

inside; expressive infix

paste; muddled; confused

to smear; muddled; confused

Examples

HSK 2

考试前没复习，考得稀里糊涂的。

Kǎoshì qián méi fùxí, kǎo de xīlihútú de.

He didn't review before the exam and did terribly, confused throughout.

HSK 5

他稀里糊涂地签了合同，根本没看内容。

Tā xīlihútú de qiān le hétong, gēnběn méi kàn nèiróng.

He signed the contract in a muddle without reading the contents at all.

Tips

usage

稀里糊涂 is colloquial and often implies that someone did or experienced something without being aware or careful. It can describe a mental state (confused) or an action done sloppily. The neutral form is 糊涂 (muddled; confused); 稀里糊涂 intensifies it with the 稀里 prefix.

Stroke Order

稀 xī

里 lǐ

糊 hú

涂 tú