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一团糟

yī tuán zāo · yi tuan zao

Traditional 一團糟

Meaning

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  1. chaos
  2. bungle
  3. complete mess
  4. shambles

In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)把(bǎ)工(gōng)作(zuò)弄(nòng)得(de)一(yì)团(tuán)糟(zāo)。

She made a mess of the work.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

每(měi)次(cì)学(xué)生(sheng)把(bǎ)走(zǒu)廊(láng)弄(nòng)得(de)一(yì)团(tuán)糟(zāo)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，校(xiào)长(zhǎng)都(dōu)会(huì)严(yán)厉(lì)地(de)训(xùn)斥(chì)他(tā)们(men)。

The principal severely reproved the students whenever they made a mess in the hallway.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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