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Meaning

in confusion; disorderly

Chinese: 混乱、杂乱;也表示动乱、随意。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “luan” becomes a different word in each tone. 乱 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 混乱hùn luànconfused; chaotic; disorderly
  • 扰乱rǎo luànto disturb; to perturb; to harass
  • 捣乱dǎo luànto disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally
  • 胡乱hú luàncareless; reckless; casually; absent-mindedly
  • 乱七八糟luàn qī bā zāo(idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled

Example Sentence

房间太乱了,该收拾一下了。Fáng jiān tài luàn le, gāi shōu shi yí xià le.The room is too messy; it is time to tidy up.

房间Fáng jiānroomtàitooluànin confusion or disorderle(completed action)gāishould收拾shōu shito put in order一下yí xiàall at oncele(completed action)