Definition
搅和 has two main uses: a literal sense of mixing or blending substances (like ingredients in cooking), and a figurative sense of interfering in a situation in a way that messes things up or creates confusion. It is a colloquial verb often used in everyday speech.
v.
to mixto blend (physical things, especially in cooking)to mess upto spoilto interfere (figuratively, causing confusion)
Examples
- 搅和。Tā zài chúfáng lǐ jiǎo huo miàn hé jīdàn.He is mixing flour and eggs in the kitchen.
- 搅和，。Nǐ zuì hǎo bié jiǎo huo zhè jiàn shì, yuè gǎo yuè luàn.You'd better not interfere with this matter; the more you mess with it, the more confused it gets.
- 搅和。Bié bǎ nàxiē jiù xiǎngfǎ hé xīn jìhuà jiǎo huo zài yìqǐ.Don't mix those old ideas with the new plans.
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