浑水

渾水
húnshuǐ
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 muddy water
  2. 2 murky affair; trouble

Examples

HSK 3
Xià guo dàyǔ yǐhòu, hé lǐ dōu shì húnshuǐ.
After the heavy rain, the river ran with muddy water.
HSK 7-9
Tāmen gōngsī de shì tài fùzá, nǐ zuìhǎo bié qù tāng zhè tàng húnshuǐ.
Their company's affairs are a mess; you'd better not get mixed up in them.

Tips

usage
Figuratively 浑水 is a murky situation. 趟浑水, also written 蹚浑水, 'to wade into muddy water' means getting involved in someone else's trouble, and 浑水摸鱼 'to fish in muddy water' means profiting from the confusion.

Stroke Order

浑 hún
水 shuǐ