搅和 (jiǎo huo) — to mix, to blend (physical things, especially in cooking); to mess up, to spoil, to interfere (figuratively, causing confusion)
Definition
搅和 means 'to mix/blend' literally (ingredients, ideas), and figuratively 'to mess up or meddle in' something that wasn't your business. Note the 把-construction with 在一起 to express mixing two things together.
verb
to mixto blend (physical things, especially in cooking)to mess upto spoilto interfere (figuratively, causing confusion)
Examples
- 搅和。Tā zài chú fáng lǐ jiǎo huo miàn hé jī dàn.He is mixing flour and eggs in the kitchen.
- 搅和，。Nǐ zuì hǎo bié jiǎo huo zhè jiàn shì, yuè gǎo yuè luàn.You'd better not interfere with this matter; the more you mess with it, the more confused it gets.
- 搅和。Bié bǎ nà xiē jiù xiǎng fǎ hé xīn jì huà jiǎo huo zài yì qǐ.Don't mix those old ideas with the new plans.
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