糾纏不清 jiū chán bù qīng

DEFINITIONS

  1. hopelessly muddled
  2. impossible to unravel

CHARACTERS

糾 jiū investigate, inspect
纏 chán wrap, wind around; tie, bind
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
清 qīng
HSK 3
clear, pure, clean; peaceful