一头雾水 yī tóu wù shuǐ completely baffled

Explanation

形容对事情的情况完全不清楚，感到迷惑不解。

To describe a situation where one is completely unclear about the situation and feels confused and puzzled.

Origin Story

小明参加了一个从未接触过的比赛，规则复杂，术语专业，让他一头雾水。他翻阅了大量的资料，咨询了经验丰富的选手，仍然无法理解比赛的核心内容。比赛开始前，小明焦虑不安，感觉自己像掉进了迷宫，找不到出口。他努力尝试着去理解，一遍遍地梳理规则，却始终无法理清头绪。直到比赛开始后，看到其他选手熟练的操作，他才隐隐约约明白了一些，虽然还是一头雾水，但他决定尽力而为。比赛过程中，他不断学习，不断调整策略，虽然最终没有获得名次，但他收获了宝贵的经验，也明白了学习和实践的重要性。这次经历让他明白，面对自己不了解的事情，要积极主动地去学习和探索，才能逐步克服困难，最终有所收获。

xiǎomíng cānjīa le yīgè cóngwèi jiēchù guò de bǐsài, guīzé fùzá, shùyǔ zhuānyè, ràng tā yītóu wùshuǐ. tā fānyuè le dàliàng de zīliào, zīxún le jīngyàn fēngfù de xuǎnshǒu, réngrán wúfǎ lǐjiě bǐsài de héxīn nèiróng. bǐsài kāishǐ qián, xiǎomíng jiāolǜ bù'ān, gǎnjué zìjǐ xiàng diào jìng le mígōng, zhǎo bù dào chūkǒu. tā nǔlì chángshìzhe qù lǐjiě, yībiànbìan de shūlǐ guīzé, què shǐzhōng wúfǎ lǐ qīng tóuxù. zhídào bǐsài kāishǐ hòu, kàndào qítā xuǎnshǒu shúliàn de cāozuò, tā cái yǐnyǐnyuēyuē míngbai le yīxiē, suīrán hái shì yītóu wùshuǐ, dàn tā juédìng jǐn lì'érwéi. bǐsài guòchéng zhōng, tā bùduàn xuéxí, bùduàn tiáozhěng cèlüè, suīrán zuìzhōng méiyǒu huòdé míngcì, dàn tā shōuhè le bǎoguì de jīngyàn, yě míngbai le xuéxí hé shíjiàn de zhòngyào xìng. zhè cì jīnglì ràng tā míngbai, miànduì zìjǐ bù lějiě de shìqíng, yào jījí zhǔdòng de qù xuéxí hé tànsuǒ, cái néng zhúbù kèfú kùnnán, zuìzhōng yǒusuǒ shōuhè.

Xiaoming participated in a competition he had never encountered before. The rules were complex, the terminology professional, leaving him completely baffled. He read a large amount of materials and consulted experienced contestants, but still couldn't understand the core content of the competition. Before the competition began, Xiaoming was anxious and uneasy, feeling like he had fallen into a maze, unable to find his way out. He tried hard to understand, repeatedly sorting through the rules, but still couldn't make sense of it. Only after the competition started, when he saw the other contestants' skillful operations, did he vaguely understand something. Although he was still bewildered, he decided to do his best. During the competition, he constantly learned and adjusted his strategies. Although he did not win any prize in the end, he gained valuable experience and understood the importance of learning and practice. This experience taught him that when faced with something he didn't understand, he must actively learn and explore in order to gradually overcome difficulties and eventually achieve something.

Usage

用于形容对某事完全不理解，感到迷惑。

yòng yú xiárong duì mǒushì wánquán bù lǐjiě, gǎndào míhuò.

Used to describe a situation where one does not understand something at all and feels confused.

Examples

• 面对突如其来的问题，他感觉自己一头雾水，不知从何下手。

  miànduì tūrú'érlái de wèntí, tā gǎnjué zìjǐ yītóu wùshuǐ, bù zhī cóng hé xiàshǒu。

  Faced with sudden problems, he felt completely at a loss, not knowing where to start.

• 复杂的数学题让他一头雾水，完全不知道该如何解题。

  fùzá de shùxué tí ràng tā yītóu wùshuǐ, wánquán bù zhīdào gāi rúhé jiě tí。

  The complex math problem left him completely bewildered, not knowing how to solve it.

Related Idioms

• 迷茫

• 困惑

• 茫然

Opposite Idioms

• 胸有成竹

• 心中有数