模模糊糊 (mó mó hu hū) — vague, unclear, fuzzy, hazy
Definition
Reduplicated adjective meaning 'vague, hazy, blurred' — used for unclear memories, blurry images, or speech that's hard to make out. Emphasizes the indistinct quality of something rather than a single sharp impression.
bound form
vagueunclearfuzzyhazy
Examples
- 模模糊糊，。Zhè zhāng zhào piàn pāi dé mó mó hu hū de, shén me dōu kàn bù qīng.This photo came out all blurry — you can't see anything clearly.
- 模模糊糊。Wǒ duì nà jiàn shì zhǐ yǒu mó mó hu hū de yìn xiàng le.I only have a hazy impression of that matter.
- 模模糊糊，。Tā shuō huà mó mó hu hū de, ràng rén tīng bù míng bái.He speaks unclearly, making it hard to understand him.
Origin
Reduplicated word构词法gòucífǎ
重叠chóngdiéReduplication
A syllable said twice — for affection, for softness, or simply because that is how the word is said.
The repeated sense of 模糊 makes 模模糊糊 mean hazy or unclear; 模 and 糊 alone do not carry separate meanings here.
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