Definition
乱 (luàn) is a common word meaning 'messy, chaotic' (for things or situations) or 'confused/upset' (for one's mind). It is more versatile than 混乱 (hùn luàn), which is formal and only describes disorder in systems/situations, and more general than the vivid idiom 乱七八糟 (luàn qī bā zāo, 'in a complete mess'). As an adverb, 乱 means 'randomly/indiscriminately', overlapping with 混 (hùn) but more common.
adjective
in a messchaoticdisorderedconfusedupset (of one's mind or feelings)
adverb
randomlyarbitrarilyindiscriminately
Easily confused
- 刮guālook-aliketo scrape, to shave
- 卵luǎnsound-alike(biology) egg; ovum; spawn
- 活huólook-alike(verb) to live
Examples
- 乱，。Fángjiān tài luàn le, kuài shōushi yíxià.The room is too messy, clean it up quickly.
- 乱，。Bié luàn mǎi dōngxi, wǒmen xiān jìhuà hǎo zài mǎi.Don't buy things randomly; let's plan first before buying.
- 乱，。Tā zuìjìn xīn lǐ hěn luàn, jīngcháng shuì bù zháo jiào.He's been very upset lately and often can't fall asleep.
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