一塌糊涂

yī tā hú tu

HSK 7

Meaning 释义

muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition
complete shambles
a total mess

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In real sentences 真实例句

全都quándōu一塌糊涂yītāhútu。

Everything was a mess.

Tatoeba #884674

这个zhège路口lùkǒu正在zhèngzài翻修fānxiū，被bèi挖wā得de一塌糊涂yītāhútu。

This intersection is under repair and is in a mess.

Tatoeba #6014656

她tā虽然suīrán数理shùlǐ出色chūsè，但dàn国guó文wén阅读理解yuèdúlǐjiě一塌糊涂yītāhútu。

Although she is good at math and science, her Chinese reading comprehension is terrible.

Tatoeba #13593942

虽然suīrán听得懂tīngdedǒng他tā想xiǎng说shuō甚shèn么me，但dàn他tā的de语法yǔfǎ一塌糊涂yītāhútu。

Although I can understand what he is trying to say, his grammar is terrible.

Tatoeba #12376580

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