模糊 móhu vague
vague; indistinct; fuzzy; to blur; to obscure; to confuse; to mix up
How to remember 模糊: 模 model + 糊 muddled = vague.
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How it is used
- Blurry / vague / indistinct - 照片很模糊 (zhàopiàn hěn móhu) the photo is blurry; 记忆模糊 (jìyì móhu) hazy memory.
- Also a verb 'to blur/obscure': 模糊了界限 (móhu le jièxiàn) blurred the boundaries.
- Note reading: 糊 here is hu (neutral); opposite is 清楚 (qīngchu, clear). Applies to both images and ideas - 看得很清楚 (kàn de hěn qīngchu) see very clearly.
Example sentences
- 这句句子意思模糊。 Zhè jùjù zi yìsi móhú.The meaning of this sentence is obscure.
- 我对祖母的记忆很模糊。 Wǒ duì zǔmǔ de jìyì hěn móhú.I have a dim memory of my grandmother.