| 恍惚 | huǎng hū | absent-minded / distracted / dazzled / vaguely / dimly |   |
| 依稀 | yī xī | vaguely / dimly / probably / very likely | |
| 芴 |  hū | (old) vaguely / suddenly | |
| 支吾 | zhī wu | to respond evasively or vaguely / to elude / to stall | |
| 绕弯子 | rào wān zi | lit. to go on a long detour / fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point / to beat about the bush | |
| 草率收兵 | cǎo shuài shōu bīng | to work vaguely then retreat (idiom) / sloppy and half-hearted / half-baked | |
| 草草收兵 | cǎo cǎo shōu bīng | to work vaguely then retreat (idiom) / sloppy and half-hearted / half-baked | |
| 绕弯子儿 | rào wān zǐ r | lit. to go on a long detour / fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point / to beat about the bush | |
| 绕腾 | rào teng | to run a long way around / fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point / to beat about the bush | |
| 口袋罪 | kǒu dài zuì | vaguely defined offense that can be broadly interpreted and potentially abused by law enforcement | |
