Chinese–EnglishWith examples

乱

luàn · luan

Traditional 亂

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. in confusion or disorder
  2. in a confused state of mind
  3. disorder
  4. upheaval
  5. riot
  6. illicit sexual relations
  7. to throw into disorder
  8. to mix up
  9. indiscriminate
  10. random
  11. arbitrary

In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)和(hé)玛(mǎ)丽(lì)的(de)家(jiā)很(hěn)乱(luàn)。

Tom and Mary's home is cluttered.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

乱(luàn)发(fā)誓(shì)会(huì)遭(zāo)雷(léi)劈(pī)的(de)。

If you swear reckless oaths, lightning will strike you.

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

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