丈二金刚摸不着头脑 zhàng èr jīn gāng mō bu zháo tóu nǎo

completely confused; can't make sense of it

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. see 丈二和尚，丈二和尚，摸不着头脑mō bu zháo tóu nǎo[zhang4 er4 he2 shang5 , mo1 bu5 zhao2 tou2 nao3]

Characters

Character Meaning
丈 zhàng HSK 2
husband; measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m)
二 èr HSK 1
two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
金 jīn HSK 4
gold; money; golden
刚 gāng HSK 3
just; exactly; hard
摸 mō HSK 5
to touch; to feel with the hand; to stroke
不 bu HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
着 zháo HSK 2
aspect particle indicating action in progress
头 tóu HSK 3
head; the top; end
脑 nǎo HSK 1
brain; mind; head