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混

hún · hun/hùn · hun

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Meaning

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hún 混

  1. muddy; turbid (variant of 渾 / 浑 (hún))
  2. brainless; foolish (variant of 渾 / 浑 (hún))
  3. Taiwan pr. [hùn]

hùn 混

  1. to mix
  2. to mingle
  3. muddled
  4. to drift along
  5. to muddle along
  6. to pass for
  7. to get along with sb
  8. thoughtless
  9. reckless
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Mixing paint

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)把(bǎ)红色(hóngsè)和(hé)黄色(huángsè)混(hùn)在一起(zàiyīqǐ)。

    I want to mix red and yellow together.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)画(huà)什么(shénme)？

    What do you want to paint?

  3. Dengdeng

    橙色(chéngsè)。混(hùn)一下(yīxià)就(jiù)有了(yǒule)。

    Orange. Mix them and you get it.

  4. Liangliang

    再(zài)混(hùn)一点(yīdiǎn)蓝色(lánsè)会(huì)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    What happens if you mix in a little blue?

  5. Dengdeng

    哇(wa)，变成(biànchéng)棕色(zōngsè)了(le)！

    Wow, it turned brown!

  6. Liangliang

    混(hùn)太多(tàiduō)颜色(yánsè)就(jiù)不好看(bùhǎokàn)了(le)。

    Mixing too many colours looks bad.

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2 examples
01

把(bǎ)米(mǐ)饭(fàn)和(hé)鸡(jī)蛋(dàn)及(jí)酱(jiàng)油(yóu)混(hùn)一(yí)下(xià)。

Mix the rice and eggs with soy sauce.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

书(shū)桌(zhuō)上(shàng)一(yì)叠(dié)专(zhuān)业(yè)书(shū)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)几(jǐ)本(běn)卡(kǎ)通(tōng)书(shū)混(hùn)在(zài)里(lǐ)面(miàn)。

There were some graphic novels mixed into the pile of specialty books on the desk.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by treskro3 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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