HSK · Level 110
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Chinese word
疑惑
Pronunciation
Pinyinyí huò
Meaning
- adjectiveconfused
Example
听到这件事，他显得很疑惑。tīng dào zhè jiàn shì tā xiǎn de hěn yí huò
Hearing this, he seemed very confused.
More examples
记者的回答让大家感到疑惑。jì zhě de huí dá ràng dà jiā gǎn dào yí huò
The reporter's answer left everyone confused.
Core concept
A question remains open because the reason or truth has not become clear.
Common phrases
感到疑惑gǎn dào yí huò
feel confused
显得很疑惑xiǎn de hěn yí huò
seem confused
令人疑惑lìng rén yí huò
confusing
Similar words
困惑kùn huò: Feeling at a loss about how to deal with something because the explanation is incomplete.
迷惑mí huò: Feeling lost because the meaning of events is difficult to make sense of.
Definition in Chinese
对某事的理由或真相不了解，感到困惑或怀疑的心理状态。duì mǒu shì de lǐ yóu huò zhēn xiàng bù liáo jiě gǎn dào kùn huò huò huái yí de xīn lǐ zhuàng tài
Word origin
The compound 疑惑 (yíhuò, "puzzlement or doubt") is formed from 疑 (yí, "to doubt") and 惑 (huò, "to confuse"), so its two parts connect questioning with being mentally unsettled.
Usage tips
- The word fits a neutral response to surprising information, which helps separate ordinary uncertainty from the stronger idea of accusing someone of wrongdoing.
Other meanings
- questionverb
- doubtnoun
- perplexitynoun
Opposites
- 明白míng báiclearadjective
- 清楚qīng chǔclearadjective
Related words
- 疑惑不解yí huò bù jiěpuzzled and unable to understandidiom