蒙混过关

蒙混過關

ménghùn-guòguān

idiom #21,872

Meanings

1 to muddle through
2 to slip past by deception
3 to bluff one's way through

Characters

to deceive; to cover; to muddle

to mix up; to muddle

to pass; to cross

checkpoint; barrier; hurdle

Examples

HSK 4

他考试没复习，想蒙混过关，结果还是不及格。

Tā kǎoshì méi fùxí, xiǎng ménghùn-guòguān, jiéguǒ háishì bùjígé.

He hadn't studied for the exam and tried to bluff his way through, but failed anyway.

HSK 7-9

这个借口太烂了，根本蒙混不过关。

Zhège jièkǒu tài làn le, gēnběn ménghùn bú guò guān.

That excuse is too weak - there's no way you'll get away with it.

HSK 7-9

敌军试图伪装成平民蒙混过关。

Díjūn shìtú wěizhuāng chéng píngmín ménghùn-guòguān.

The enemy soldiers tried to disguise themselves as civilians to slip through.

Tips

usage

蒙混过关 is a very common colloquial idiom. 蒙混 means to deceive or muddle through; 过关 means to pass through a checkpoint or hurdle. Together the phrase captures the idea of getting past something through trickery or barely scraping by.

Stroke Order

蒙 méng

混 hùn

过 guò

关 guān