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模糊

móhu

vague

Usage note

模糊表示不清楚。

mó hu biǎo shì bù qīng chǔ。

模糊 means unclear or fuzzy.

Context note

模糊常用于图片、记忆和表达。

mó hu cháng yòng yú tú piàn 、 jì yì hé biǎo dá。

It is often used with pictures, memory, and expression.

5 examples

照片很模糊
zhào piàn hěn mó hu。
The photo is blurry.
他的记忆很模糊
tā de jì yì hěn mó hu。
His memory is very blurry.
意思有点模糊
yì sī yǒu diǎn mó hu。
The meaning is a bit unclear.
窗外很模糊
chuāng wài hěn mó hu。
It is blurry outside the window.
别说得太模糊
bié shuō dé tài mó hu。
Don't speak too vaguely.

5 mini stories

老师说,模糊的答案不够好。
lǎo shī shuō, mó hu de dá àn bú gòu hǎo。
The teacher said blurry answers are not good enough.
他看着模糊的照片。
tā kàn zhe mó hu de zhào piàn。
He looked at the blurry photo.
记忆有点模糊,但他还记得。
jì yì yǒu diǎn mó hu, dàn tā hái jì de。
The memory is a little fuzzy, but he still remembers.
天气不好时,远处会模糊
tiān qì bù hǎo shí, yuǎn chù huì mó hu。
When the weather is bad, distant things become blurry.
模糊的说法会让人不懂。
mó hu de shuō fǎ huì ràng rén bù dǒng。
Vague expressions can make people not understand.

Mini dialogue

看照片

A
这张照片有点模糊,我看不清楚。
Zhè zhāng zhàopiàn yǒudiǎn móhu, wǒ kàn bù qīngchǔ.
This photo is a bit blurry, I can't see clearly.
B
是的,拍的时候手动了,所以模糊了。
Shì de, pāi de shíhou shǒu dòng le, suǒyǐ móhu le.
Yes, my hand moved when taking it, so it became blurry.

记忆

A
你还记得小时候的事吗?
Nǐ hái jìde xiǎoshíhou de shì ma?
Do you still remember things from childhood?
B
有些记忆很模糊了。
Yǒuxiē jìyì hěn móhu le.
Some memories are very vague now.

Related words and contrasts

opposite
清楚
qīngchu
clear

opposite of vague

similar
朦胧
ménglóng
hazy; dim

often for visual vagueness

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