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困惑

kùn huò · kun huo

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. bewildered
  2. perplexed
  3. confused
  4. difficult problem
  5. perplexity
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  1. Leon

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，我(wǒ)有点(yǒudiǎn)困惑(kùnhuò)。

    Dengdeng, I'm a bit confused.

  2. Dengdeng

    哪里(nǎlǐ)让(ràng)你(nǐ)困惑(kùnhuò)？

    What confuses you?

  3. Leon

    为什么(wèishénme)买(mǎi)东西(dōngxi)，不(bù)叫(jiào)买(mǎi)南北(nánběi)？

    Why is it buying things, not buying south-north?

  4. Dengdeng

    哈哈(hāhā)，这个(zhège)问题(wèntí)让(ràng)很多(hěnduō)人(rén)困惑(kùnhuò)。

    Haha, this question confuses a lot of people.

  5. Liangliang

    别(bié)困惑(kùnhuò)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)问(wèn)老师(lǎoshī)吧(ba)。

    Don't be confused. Let's go ask the teacher.

  6. Leon

    好(hǎo)，不过(bùguò)老师(lǎoshī)也(yě)困惑(kùnhuò)过(guò)。

    OK, but the teacher was confused too.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)对(duì)他(tā)的(de)问(wèn)题(tí)感(gǎn)到(dào)非(fēi)常(cháng)困(kùn)惑(huò)。

I was very confused by his questions.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)是(shì)我(wǒ)和(hé)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)最(zuì)困(kùn)惑(huò)的(de)部(bù)分(fen)。

That was the part that Tom and I were most confused about.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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