含糊
hánhu
vague; ambiguous
Characters in this word
糊 hú
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 米 — rice, millet, grain
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他对关键问题的回答过于含糊，反而引起了更多质疑。 Tā duì guānjiàn wèntí de huídá guòyú hánhu, fǎn'ér yǐnqǐ le gèng duō zhìyí. His answer to the key question was too vague and instead aroused more doubts.
- 他的发音有点含糊，我没有听清楚。 Tā de fāyīn yǒudiǎn hánhu, wǒ méiyǒu tīng qīngchu. His pronunciation is a bit muddled, and I didn't hear clearly.
- 这件事不能含糊，必须马上弄清楚。 Zhè jiàn shì bù néng hánhu, bìxū mǎshàng nòng qīngchu. This matter can't be left vague; we must clear it up right away.
Related words
- 包含 bāohán to include; to contain
- 含 hán to contain
- 含量 hánliàng content; amount contained
- 含义 hányì meaning
- 含有 hányǒu to have inside
- 富含 fùhán to be rich in; to contain plenty of
- 含蓄 hánxù reserved; implicit
- 隐含 yǐnhán to imply; to contain implicitly
- 蕴含 yùnhán to contain; to imply
- 模糊 móhu blurry; unclear
- 糊 hú to paste; to plaster; to stick on
- 糊涂 hútu muddled; confused