浑浊

渾濁

húnzhuó

adjective #33,892

Meanings

1 muddy
2 turbid
3 murky
4 cloudy (of liquid or air)

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Examples

雨后河水变得很浑浊。

Yǔ hòu héshuǐ biàn de hěn húnzhuó.

After the rain the river became very muddy.

他用浑浊的眼睛看着我。

Tā yòng húnzhuó de yǎnjing kànzhe wǒ.

He looked at me with cloudy eyes.

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usage

Applied to liquids (water, soup), air (smog), and figuratively to eyes (aged, unfocused) or atmosphere (morally murky). Opposite is 清澈 (qīngchè, clear).

Stroke Order

浑 hún

浊 zhuó