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一塌糊涂

yī tā hú tu · yi ta hu tu

Traditional 一塌糊塗

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition
  2. complete shambles
  3. a total mess
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A messy room

  1. Dengdeng

    你的(nǐde)房间(fángjiān)乱(luàn)得(de)一塌糊涂(yītāhútu)！

    Your room is a total mess!

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)知道(zhīdào)，衣服(yīfu)在(zài)床上(chuángshàng)，书(shū)在(zài)地上(dìshang)。

    I know. The clothes are on the bed and the books are on the floor.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)要(yào)整理(zhěnglǐ)吗(ma)？

    Are you going to tidy up today?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)整理(zhěnglǐ)了(le)两个小时(liǎnggèxiǎoshí)，还是(háishi)一塌糊涂(yītāhútu)。

    I tidied for two hours and it is still a total mess.

  5. Dengdeng

    怎么(zěnme)会(huì)这样(zhèyàng)？

    How can that be?

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)找到(zhǎodào)了(le)去年(qùnián)的(de)作业(zuòyè)，就(jiù)坐下来(zuòxialái)看(kàn)了(le)一个小时(yīgèxiǎoshí)。

    I found last year's homework and sat down to read it for an hour.

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2 examples
01

他(tā)的(de)房(fáng)间(jiān)乱(luàn)得(de)一(yì)塌(tā)糊(hú)涂(tu)，连(lián)床(chuáng)上(shàng)都(dōu)堆(duī)满(mǎn)了(le)衣(yī)服(fu)。

His room is a complete mess; even the bed is piled with clothes.

02

那(nà)场(chǎng)暴(bào)雨(yǔ)过(guò)后(hòu)，村(cūn)里(lǐ)的(de)道(dào)路(lù)变(biàn)得(de)一(yì)塌(tā)糊(hú)涂(tu)。

After that rainstorm, the village roads became a total mess.

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