含混 (hán hún) — to be ambiguous, vague, indistinct

Definition

含混 (hánhùn) describes speech, writing, or memory that is ambiguous and hard to pin down — not deliberately misleading, just unclear. It often appears with 模糊 to intensify the sense of vagueness.

verb

to be ambiguousvagueindistinct

Examples

含混，。
Tā de huí dá shí fēn hán hún, ràng rén nán yǐ lǐ jiě.
His answer was so ambiguous it was hard to understand.
含混，。
Zhè duàn wén zì de yì si hěn hán hún, xū yào zài jiě shì yí xià.
The meaning of this passage is very vague; it needs some more explanation.
含混。
Tā duì nà jiàn shì de jì yì yǐ jīng biàn de hán hún ér mó hu.
His memory of that matter has become indistinct and fuzzy.

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