乱 luàn — in confusion; disorderly
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.
Common words: 混乱 (hùn luàn)、扰乱 (rǎo luàn)、捣乱 (dǎo luàn)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "disorderly"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "disorderly", including 乱 (luàn), 纷 (fēn). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "disorderly" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 乱 (luàn), 纷 (fēn) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span luàn, fēn — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 乱 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 乱 luànin confusion; disorderlyUseful words: 混乱, 扰乱
- 纷 fēnnumerous; confused; disorderlyUseful words: 纷纷, 纠纷
Common words for these 2 "disorderly" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 乱 (luàn) — so "disorderly" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "disorderly".
纷 fēn — numerous; confused; disorderly
下课了，同学们纷纷走出教室。Xià kè le, tóng xué men fēn fēn zǒu chū jiào shì.After class, the students one after another walked out of the classroom.
Common words: 纷纷 (fēn fēn)、纠纷 (jiū fēn)、缤纷 (bīn fēn)
All 2 characters
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