Chinese word

混

Pronunciation

Pinyinhùn

Meaning

  • verbmix

Example

把牛奶和咖啡混在一起。bǎ niú nǎi hé kā fēi hùn zài yì qǐ

Mix the milk with the coffee.

Illustration for 混 (mix)

More examples

整理文件时，他不小心把客户资料和私人物品混在一起。zhéng lǐ wén jiàn shí tā bù xiǎo xīn bǎ kè hù zī liào hé sī rén wù pǐn hùn zài yì qǐ

While organizing files, he accidentally mixed the customer's information and his personal belongings together.

Core concept

Brings separate liquids or materials into one combined whole.

Common phrases

  • 混在一起hùn zài yì qǐ

    mix together

  • 混合hùn hé

    combine

Similar words

搅拌jiǎo bàn: Stirring liquids or materials by hand or with a tool until they are evenly blended.
混合hùn hé: Combining two or more distinct components into a single whole.
掺càn: Adding a small amount of one substance to another and blending them together.
拌bàn: Lightly mixing ingredients to combine them while adjusting their flavor or texture.

Definition in Chinese

把两种或多种物质搅在一起，使其成为一个整体。bǎ liáng zhǒng huò duō zhǒng wù zhì jiǎo zài yì qǐ shǐ qí chéng wéi yí gè zhéng tǐ

Word origin

混 (hùn, "mix") combines 氵 (shuǐ, "water") with 昆 (kūn, "elder brother") as a sound cue, linking the word's old cloudy-water sense with the idea of blending materials.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may expect the verb to come before the ingredients, but conversational Chinese can place the ingredients first in a sentence pattern that highlights what is being combined.

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