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一塌糊涂

yìtāhútú

Traditional: 一塌糊塗

muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition

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Meaning of 一塌糊涂 in English

yìtāhútúHSK 7–9Syllabus #10278
  1. muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition
  2. complete shambles
  3. a total mess

Characters

HSK words with 一

一HSK 1一半HSK 1一下HSK 1一些HSK 1一点儿HSK 1一起HSK 2一会儿HSK 2一定HSK 3一共HSK 3一样HSK 3
塌 on its own →
tā · to collapse

HSK words with 塌

塌HSK 7–9倒塌HSK 7–9
糊 on its own →
hú · to paste; to glue

HSK words with 糊

模糊HSK 5糊HSK 7–9含糊HSK 7–9糊涂HSK 7–9
涂 on its own →
tú · to apply (paint etc)

HSK words with 涂

涂HSK 7–9糊涂HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences