Chinese word

迷惑

Pronunciation

Pinyinmí huò

Meaning

  • nounconfusion

Example

他的回答让我感到迷惑。tā de huí dá ràng wǒ gǎn dào mí huò

His answer confuses me.

Illustration for 迷惑 (confusion)

More examples

大家的解释并不一致，反而增加了我的迷惑。dà jiā de jiě shì bìng bù yí zhì fǎn ér zēng jiā le wǒ de mí huò

Everyone's explanations disagreed, which only increased my confusion.

Core concept

An unsettled mind that cannot make sense of what is happening or why.

Common phrases

  • 对这件事感到迷惑duì zhè jiàn shì gǎn dào mí huò

    feel confused about this matter

  • 对…产生迷惑duì chǎn shēng mí huò

    become confused about ___

Similar words

困惑kùn huò: Bewilderment that makes it hard to decide when facts or circumstances are unclear.
不解bù jiě: Perplexity from failing to understand something and feeling unable to accept it.
迷茫mí máng: Uncertainty and anxiety caused by not knowing which direction or next step to take.

Definition in Chinese

表示因不明白情况或理由而感到困惑的不确定心理状态。常用于描述对人或事物感到迷茫与不解。biǎo shì yīn bù míng bái qíng kuàng huò lǐ yóu ér gǎn dào kùn huò de bú què dìng xīn lǐ zhuàng tài cháng yòng yú miáo shù duì rén huò shì wù gǎn dào mí máng yǔ bù jiě

Word origin

The compound 迷 (mí, "lose one's way") + 惑 (huò, "be confused") presents confusion as losing a clear direction and being unable to judge a situation.

Usage tips

  • Unlike the English noun, this Chinese noun does not normally describe a messy room or crowd; it centers on a person's uncertainty about a situation or reason.

Other meanings

  • bewildermentnoun
  • perplexitynoun

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