CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

混沌

hùndùn

primal chaos (original state of the universe in Chinese mythology)

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

primal chaos (original state of the universe in Chinese mythology)

(of a situation) confused; chaotic

(of a person) muddle-headed; simple-minded

REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES

How 混沌 actually appears in real sentences.

These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 混沌 appears in 2 of the 89,190 sentences we searched.

世界处于混沌之中。shì jiè chǔ yú hùn dùn zhī zhōng。

The world is in chaos.

世界上任何人的独自活动，都是清醒而目标明确的，然而一旦被生活的洪流聚在一起，就变得混沌不清了。shì jiè shàng rèn hé rén de dú zì huó dòng， dōu shì qīng xǐng ér mù biāo míng què de， rán ér yí dàn bèi shēng huó de hóng liú jù zài yì qǐ， jiù biàn dé hùn dùn bù qīng le。

All individuals in the world act with clear goals and distinct intentions. But once these actions are brought together by the great torrents of life, clarity recedes and chaos ensues.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS

Words that keep company with 混沌.

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

Directly before

变得混沌1
处于混沌1

Directly after

混沌不清1
混沌之中1

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 混沌

What does 混沌 mean in Chinese?

混沌 (hùndùn) means primal chaos (original state of the universe in Chinese mythology).

How do you pronounce 混沌?

混沌 is pronounced hùndùn.

Is 混沌 an HSK word?

混沌 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

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