HSK · Level 72
60 words
Chinese word
捣乱
Pronunciation
Pinyindǎo luàn
Meaning
- verbmake trouble
Example
不要在课堂上捣乱。bú yào zài kè táng shàng dǎo luàn
Do not make trouble in class.
More examples
他在会议上故意捣乱，影响了讨论。tā zài huì yì shàng gù yì dǎo luàn yíng xiǎng le tǎo lùn
He deliberately caused trouble at the meeting, affecting the discussion.
Core concept
Active interference that unsettles people and breaks the flow of a situation.
Common phrases
在课堂上捣乱zài kè táng shàng dǎo luàn
cause trouble in class
故意捣乱gù yì dǎo luàn
deliberately cause trouble
在网上捣乱zài wǎng shàng dǎo luàn
cause trouble online
Similar words
干扰gān rǎo: Interfere with the normal progress of an activity, process, or communication.
妨碍fáng ài: Hinder an action or situation so that progress stops or slows.
扰乱rǎo luàn: Disrupt an orderly situation or atmosphere and cause confusion.
捣蛋dǎo dàn: Play pranks that mischievously bother people or tamper with things.
Definition in Chinese
以玩笑、恶作剧或挑衅的行为打断、干扰他人，使场面变得混乱或不安。yǐ wán xiào è zuò jù huò tiǎo xìn de xíng wéi dǎ duàn gān rǎo tā rén shǐ chǎng miàn biàn de hùn luàn huò bù ān
Word origin
捣 (dǎo, "pound or stir") + 乱 (luàn, "disorder") presents meddling as stirring a settled situation until its order breaks down.
Usage tips
- In classroom or group settings, 捣乱 (dǎoluàn, "disrupt a situation") is a clear criticism rather than a neutral description, even when the behavior is meant as a joke.
Other meanings
- interfereverb
- play pranksverb
- cause confusionverb
Opposites
- 帮助bāng zhùhelpverb
- 配合pèi hécooperateverb
Related words
- 捣乱者dǎo luàn zhětroublemakernoun
- 捣乱分子dǎo luàn fèn zidisruptive personnoun