Chinese word

困惑

Pronunciation

Pinyinkùn huò

Meaning

  • adjectiveconfused

Example

我很困惑。wǒ hěn kùn huò

I am very confused.

Illustration for 困惑 (confused)

More examples

这个问题让我感到困惑。zhè ge wèn tí ràng wǒ gǎn dào kùn huò

This question made me feel confused.

Core concept

Thought reaches a crossroads where no path or answer seems clearly right.

Common phrases

  • 感到困惑gǎn dào kùn huò

    feel confused

  • 让人困惑ràng rén kùn huò

    confuse people

  • 显得困惑xiǎn de kùn huò

    seem confused

Similar words

迷茫mí máng: Feeling unsure about the future or direction and not knowing how to move forward.
迷惑mí huò: Feeling unable to grasp what a situation or action means or how to respond.
茫然máng rán: Being so shocked that the mind goes blank and nothing can be done.
犹豫yóu yù: Being unable to make a choice and delaying the decision.

Definition in Chinese

对新信息或矛盾情形感到难以理解或抉择，产生犹豫不决的心理状态。duì xīn xìn xī huò máo dùn qíng xíng gǎn dào nán yǐ lí jiě huò jué zé chǎn shēng yóu yù bù jué de xīn lǐ zhuàng tài

Word origin

困 (kùn, "hemmed in") + 惑 (huò, "doubt") picture a mind hemmed in by doubt, which explains both difficulty understanding and hesitation.

Usage tips

  • With 对 (duì, "toward"), the phrase after it names the topic under consideration, while the person in this state can remain the subject; this pattern keeps the topic and experiencer distinct.

Other meanings

  • puzzleverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 困惑不解kùn huò bù jiěutterly confusedidiom
  • 困惑感kùn huò gǎnfeeling of confusionnoun

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