Chinese word

乱

Pronunciation

Pinyinluàn

Meaning

  • adjectivemessy

Example

你的房间乱得很。nǐ de fáng jiān luàn de hěn

Your room is very messy.

Illustration for 乱 (messy)

More examples

考试的时候他思路很乱，答不上来。kǎo shì de shí hòu tā sī lù hěn luàn dá bú shàng lái

His thoughts were very messy during the exam, so he could not answer.

Core concept

Separate parts lose their order and become difficult to sort into a clear whole.

Common phrases

  • 房间很乱fáng jiān hěn luàn

    very messy room

  • 桌子上很乱zhuō zi shàng hěn luàn

    very messy desk

  • 地上很乱dì shàng hěn luàn

    very messy floor

Similar words

混乱hùn luàn: In a disordered state, with things failing to come together or move forward smoothly.
乱七八糟luàn qī bā zāo: Extremely untidy and jumbled in appearance, especially in a place filled with scattered things.

Definition in Chinese

秩序被破坏，呈现混乱、紊乱的状况，可用于具体环境或抽象事件。zhì xù bèi pò huài chéng xiàn hùn luàn wěn luàn de zhuàng kuàng kě yòng yú jù tǐ huán jìng huò chōu xiàng shì jiàn

Word origin

乱 (luàn, "messy; chaotic") is the simplified form of an older character associated with tangled threads and intermingling, a concrete image that broadened into disrupted order in places and events.

Usage tips

  • Chinese adjectives often serve as predicates without an English-style linking verb, and this word follows that useful pattern in short everyday descriptions.

Other meanings

  • chaoticadjective

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