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  • 1

    slnot know what one is about; confused (to a lesser degree); dazed; muddle-headed

    • zhè xiē tiáo tiáo kuàng kuàng bǎ wǒ nòng de xī li hú tú de

      这些条条框框稀里糊涂

      The rules and regulations muddled me completely.

    • zhè dào suàn shù tí tā jiǎng le liǎng biàn wǒ réng jiù xī li hú tú de

      算术题仍旧稀里糊涂

      He explained the arithmetic problem twice, but I was none the wiser.

  • 2

    slperfunctory; casual; careless

    • shì qing méi jīng guò rèn zhēn tǎo lùn wǒ men jiù xī li hú tú de jìn xíng biǎo jué le

      事情经过认真讨论我们稀里糊涂进行表决

      The matter was put to a vote without a second thought before it had been seriously discussed.

    • jìn xíng xī li hú tú de tǎo lùn

      进行稀里糊涂讨论

      have a perfunctory discussion

    • tā yī tiān dào wǎn xī li hú tú hùn rì zi

      一天到晚稀里糊涂混日子

      She muddled along carelessly day by day.