懵懂 (měng dǒng) — to be naive and confused, to be muddled (especially due to youth or inexperience)
Definition
Literary word meaning 'naive and muddled' — usually describes young or inexperienced people who don't yet understand the world. Closer to 无知 in tone than to plain 糊涂.
to be naive and confusedto be muddled (especially due to youth or inexperience)
Examples
- 懵懂，。Tā nián qīng shí hěn měng dǒng, bù dǒng rén qíng shì gù.He was very naive when young and didn't understand social customs.
- 懵懂，。Wǒ dāng chū měng dǒng wú zhī, zuò le xǔ duō cuò shì.I was muddled and ignorant back then and made many mistakes.
- 懵懂，。Xiǎo shí hou de měng dǒng jīng lì, xiàn zài xiǎng lái hěn yǒu yì si.The muddled experiences of childhood are now very interesting to think about.
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