混淆視聽 hùn xiáo shì tīng

mislead the public; confuse right and wrong

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to obscure the facts (idiom); to mislead the public with prevarication and deliberate falsehoods

Characters

Character Meaning
混 hùn HSK 6
to mix; to mingle; to muddle along
淆 xiáo HSK 6
confused and disorderly; mixed; Taiwan pr. yáo
視 shì
to look at; to regard; to inspect
聽 tīng
to listen; to hear; to obey