一头雾水 (一頭霧水)
yī tóu wù shuǐ
Pinyin

Definition

一头雾水 (一頭霧水)
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yī tóu wù shuǐ
  1. to be confused
  2. to be baffled

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一
yī
  1. 1 one
  2. 2 1
  3. 3 single
  4. 4 a (article)
  5. 5 as soon as
  6. 6 entire
  7. 7 whole
  8. 8 all
  9. 9 throughout
  10. 10 "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  11. 11 also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
一下
yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
一样
yī yàng
  1. 1 same
  2. 2 like
  3. 3 equal to
  4. 4 the same as
  5. 5 just like
一起
yī qǐ
  1. 1 in the same place
  2. 2 together
  3. 3 with
  4. 4 altogether (in total)
第一
dì yī
  1. 1 first
  2. 2 number one
  3. 3 primary

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一丘之貉
yī qiū zhī hé
  1. 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
  1. 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一干二净
yī gān èr jìng
  1. 1 thoroughly (idiom)
  2. 2 completely
  3. 3 one and all
  4. 4 very clean
一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail

Sample Sentences

秦宇一头雾水，不懂她在说什么，问她：”为什么是最后一次见面？”
QínYǔ yītóuwùshuǐ ，bù dǒng tā zài shuō shénme ，wèn tā ：”wèishénme shì zuìhòu yīcì jiànmiàn ？”
QinYu was confused. He couldn't understand what she was saying. He then asked, "Why is it the last time?"
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你刚才的报告真是太精彩了！对数据一头雾水的我，都能一下子很好地理解去年的销售情况。
nǐ gāngcái de bàogào zhēnshi tài jīngcǎi le ！duì shùjù yītóuwùshuǐ de wǒ ，dōu néng yīxiàzi hěn hǎo de lǐjiě qùnián de xiāoshòu qíngkuàng 。
Your report just now was wonderful! I am usually confused about data but I could understand the sales situation last year.
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说得我一头雾水，怎么又出来个胶片版？
shuō de wǒ yītóuwùshuǐ ，zěnme yòu chūlái gè jiāopiàn bǎn ？
I'm so confused. What's this telesynced now?
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嗲。
dǐa 。
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