迷迷糊糊

mímihūhū

adjective #28,819

Meanings

他刚睡醒，还迷迷糊糊的，没听清楚你说什么。

Tā gāng shuìxǐng, hái mímihūhū de, méi tīng qīngchǔ nǐ shuō shénme.

He just woke up and was still groggy — he didn't catch what you said.

喝了两杯酒之后，她迷迷糊糊地走出了房间。

Hē le liǎng bēi jiǔ zhīhòu, tā mímihūhū de zǒu chū le fángjiān.

After two glasses of wine, she shuffled out of the room in a daze.

memory

迷 means confused/lost and 糊 means paste or muddled — double each to intensify: 迷迷糊糊 = totally muddled and lost. Perfect ABAB reduplication pattern.

迷 mí

糊 hú