不清

bùqīng
unclear

CEDICT

unclear

Wiktionary

  1. 汙濁、不淨。
  2. 模糊不清晰。
  3. 冗雜而無以了結。

重編國語辭典

Examples

我记不清奶奶的脸。

I don't remember my grandmother's face accurately.

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我分不清他和他的弟弟。

I can't distinguish him from his brother.

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湯姆分不清遊戲與鬥爭。

Tom couldn't tell the difference between play and struggle.

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我記不清昨天下午茶吃了什麼。

I can't remember what was for tea yesterday.

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我听不清那个男的在说些什么。

I can't make out what the man is saying.

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Entry Composition

1 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
2 清 qīng
  1. (of water etc) clear; clean
  2. quiet; still
  3. pure; uncorrupted
  4. clear; distinct
  5. to clear; to settle (accounts)

Containing this entry

不清楚 bùqīngchu
  1. unclear
  2. not understood
  3. currently unknown
口齒不清 kǒuchǐbùqīng
  1. to lisp
  2. unclear articulation
  3. inarticulate
含糊不清 hánhúbùqīng
  1. unclear
  2. indistinct
  3. ambiguous
弄不清 nòngbuqīng unable to figure out
數不清 shǔbuqīng countless; innumerable
模糊不清 móhubùqīng
  1. indistinct
  2. fuzzy
  3. blurred with age
牽扯不清 qiānchěbùqīng
  1. unclear; ambiguous
  2. having an unclear relationship with
看不清 kànbuqīng not able to see clearly
神志不清 shénzhìbùqīng
  1. to be delirious
  2. to be mentally confused
糾纏不清 jiūchánbùqīng
  1. hopelessly muddled
  2. impossible to unravel
纏夾不清 chánjiābùqīng
  1. to muddle things together (idiom)
  2. to bother sb with annoying muddle-headed talk
跳進黃河洗不清 tiàojìn Huáng Héxǐbùqīng
  1. lit. even jumping into the Yellow River can't get you clean
  2. fig. to become inexorably mixed up
  3. mired in controversy
  4. in deep trouble
看不清 kànbùqīng
說不清 shuōbùqīng
模糊不清 móhúbùqīng
拎不清 līnbùqīng
傻傻分不清 shǎshǎfēnbùqīng

Related entries

不清楚 bùqīngchu
  1. unclear
  2. not understood
  3. currently unknown
不清楚她是什麼意思。

It wasn't clear what she meant.

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含糊不清 hánhúbùqīng
  1. unclear
  2. indistinct
  3. ambiguous
烏塗 wūtu
  1. unclear
  2. not straightforward
  3. (of drinking water) lukewarm
  4. tepid
不明確 bùmíngquè
  1. indefinite
  2. unclear
法律有很多不明确的地方。

The law is full of ambiguities.

Source: Tatoeba

含含糊糊 hánhánhúhú
  1. (of speech) obscure
  2. unclear
  3. (of actions) vague
  4. ineffectual
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