糊涂虫

糊塗蟲
hútuchóng
noun #35,375

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 blunderer
  2. 2 bungler
  3. 3 scatterbrain

Examples

HSK 4
Tā zhège hútuchóng, lián zìjǐ de shēngrì dōu wàng le.
That bungler even forgot his own birthday.
HSK 7-9
Nǐ zhēnshì ge hútuchóng, yàoshi yòu diū le!
You're such a scatterbrain - you lost your keys again!

Tips

memory
糊涂 ('muddleheaded') + ('worm/bug') - calling someone a 'muddle-bug'. The suffix is a common informal way to label a habitual type of person: 懒虫 (lazybones), 跟屁虫 (hanger-on), 网虫 (internet addict). It's affectionate-teasing rather than harsh.

Stroke Order

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