English–Chinese
“be confused” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinmí huò bù jiě
Example
学生们对新规则都迷惑不解。xué shēng men duì xīn guī zé dōu mí huò bù jiě
The students are all confused about the new rules.
How to say “be confused” in Chinese
“Be confused” in Chinese is 迷惑不解 (mí huò bù jiě).
An unsettled mind cannot make sense of what it encounters.
Example sentences with 迷惑不解
听了专家的解释，他还是有点迷惑不解。tīng le zhuān jiā de jiě shì tā hái shì yóu diǎn mí huò bù jiě
Even after hearing the expert's explanation, he was still a little confused.
Tips for using 迷惑不解
- The confused person is usually the subject, while the matter causing the confusion follows 对 (duì, "toward"), which gives the idiom a clear everyday sentence pattern.