迷惑不解 (mí huò bù jiě) — to be puzzled and unable to understand; to be baffled
Definition
An emphatic verb-object phrase meaning 'completely puzzled, unable to make sense of it' — stronger and more literary than the everyday 困惑 or 弄不明白, often used in writing when something is baffling.
verb
to be puzzled and unable to understandto be baffled
Examples
- 迷惑不解，。Tā duì zhè ge jié guǒ mí huò bù jiě, zěn me yě xiǎng bù tōng.He was baffled by this result and just couldn't figure it out.
- ，迷惑不解。Tīng le tā de jiě shì, dà jiā fǎn ér mí huò bù jiě le.After hearing his explanation, everyone became even more puzzled.
- ，迷惑不解。Miàn duì zhè zhǒng qí guài de xiàn xiàng, kē xué jiā men yě mí huò bù jiě.Faced with this strange phenomenon, scientists were also baffled.
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