Definition
乱套 is a colloquial separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to get into a mess' or 'things go haywire'. It describes a situation where order breaks down completely — plans fall apart, rules are ignored, or chaos erupts. You can split it as 乱了套 to insert 了 or other elements (e.g. 乱不了套 'won't fall into chaos'). It's informal and often used in spoken Chinese.
v.o.
to get into a messto fall into chaos (of a situation, plan, system)
Examples
- ，乱套。Yàoshi méi rén guǎn, zhèlǐ fēi luàn tào bùkě.If no one takes charge, this place is bound to fall into chaos.
- ，。Jìhuà quán luàn le tào, wǒmen děi chóngxīn ānpái.The plan has completely fallen apart; we have to rearrange it.
- ，乱套。Nǐ bié zài tiānluàn le, bùrán zhēn yào luàn tào le.Don't make things worse, or it'll really get into a mess.
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