鱼龙混杂 yú lóng hùn zá

good and bad mixed together

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 58122nd word

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. fish and dragons mixed in together (idiom); fig. crooks mixed in with the honest folk

Characters

Character Meaning
鱼 yú HSK 2
fish; surname Yu
龙 lóng HSK 5
dragon; imperial; surname Long
混 hùn HSK 6
to mix; to mingle; to muddle along
杂 zá HSK 4
miscellaneous; various; mixed