稀里糊涂

稀里糊塗

xīlihútú

adjective #29,389

Meanings

1 muddleheaded
2 confused and careless
3 in a daze
4 without clear understanding

Characters

sparse; thin; rare; expressive prefix

inside; (neutral phonetic syllable in this compound)

paste; muddled; confused

to smear; muddled; confused

Examples

他稀里糊涂地签了合同，根本没看内容。

Tā xīlihútú de qiān le hétong, gēnběn méi kàn nèiróng.

He signed the contract in a muddle without reading the contents at all.

考试前没复习，考得稀里糊涂的。

Kǎoshì qián méi fùxí, kǎo de xīlihútú de.

He didn't review before the exam and did terribly, confused throughout.

Tips

usage

稀里糊涂 is colloquial and often implies that someone did or experienced something without being aware or careful. It can describe a mental state (confused) or an action done sloppily. The neutral form is 糊涂 (muddled; confused); 稀里糊涂 intensifies it with the 稀里 prefix.

Stroke Order

稀 xī

里 lǐ

糊 hú

涂 tú