# 一塌糊涂 (yītāhútu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 一塌糊涂 (yītāhútu) means “a total mess; in shambles”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: a total mess; in shambles
- Pinyin: yītāhútu (yi1 ta1 hu2 tu5)
- Traditional: 一塌糊塗
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他的房间乱得一塌糊涂。
  Tā de fángjiān luàn de yītāhútú.
  His room is a total mess.

## Characters

- [一](https://hanziro.com/word/yi-one/) (yī): one
- [塌](https://hanziro.com/word/ta-collapse/) (tā): to collapse; to cave in
- [糊](https://hanziro.com/word/hu-paste/) (hú): to paste; blurry
- [涂](https://hanziro.com/word/tu-apply/) (tú): to apply (paint, cream); to smear

https://hanziro.com/word/yi-ta-hu-tu-total-mess/

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