含混

hánhùn

adjective #36,331

Meanings

HSK 6

他的回答含混不清。

Tā de huídá hánhùn bù qīng.

His answer was vague and unclear.

HSK 7-9

合同条款不能写得太含混。

Hétong tiáokuǎn bùnéng xiě de tài hánhùn.

Contract clauses can't be written too ambiguously.

usage

Set phrase: 含混不清 'vague and unclear'. Almost always implies the vagueness is a problem - evasive speech, sloppy writing, unclear pronunciation.

memory

含 'hold inside the mouth' + 混 'mix, muddy' words held back and muddled together, hence unclear.

含 hán

混 hùn