浑浑噩噩 (hún hún è è) — muddleheaded, simple-minded, lacking clear purpose or direction
Definition
A vivid reduplicated chengyu meaning mentally hazy and drifting through life without clear goals or purpose — like being 'asleep' in daily life.
bound form
muddleheadedsimple-mindedlacking clear purpose or direction
Examples
- 浑浑噩噩,。Tā zhěng tiān hún hún è è dì guò rì zi, yì diǎn mù biāo yě méi yǒu.He lives muddleheadedly all day, without any goals at all.
- 浑浑噩噩,。Nián qīng shí bù néng hún hún è è, yào wèi zì jǐ de wèi lái nǔ lì.When you're young, you can't be aimless — you have to work for your own future.
- ,浑浑噩噩,。Zì cóng cí zhí yǐ hòu, tā biàn de hún hún è è, shén me dōu bù xiǎng zuò.Since quitting his job, he's become muddleheaded and doesn't feel like doing anything.
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