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模棱两可

móléngliǎngkě

equivocal

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

equivocal

02

ambiguous

REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES

How 模棱两可 actually appears in real sentences.

These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 模棱两可 appears in 2 of the 89,190 sentences we searched. Sentences without a published English translation are shown in Chinese only.

这句句子的意思模棱两可。zhè jù jù zi de yì si mó léng liǎng kě。

No published English translation for this sentence.

她的回答非常模棱两可,好像故意让自己置身於一个灰色地带,以避免责任。tā de huí dá fēi cháng mó léng liǎng kě, hǎo xiàng gù yì ràng zì jǐ zhì shēn yú yí gè huī sè dì dài, yǐ bì miǎn zé rèn。

No published English translation for this sentence.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS

Words that keep company with 模棱两可.

Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 模棱两可.

Directly before

  • 意思模棱两可1
  • 非常模棱两可1

Directly after

  • No repeated neighbour in the corpus.
ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 模棱两可

What does 模棱两可 mean in Chinese?

模棱两可 (móléngliǎngkě) means equivocal.

How do you pronounce 模棱两可?

模棱两可 is pronounced móléngliǎngkě.

Is 模棱两可 an HSK word?

模棱两可 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

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