乱 (luàn): in confusion or disorder, in a confused state of mind, disorder
乱 (luàn) is a Chinese character meaning “in confusion or disorder.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 舌 (structural) and 乚 (structural). It ranks #765 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- in confusion or disorder
- in a confused state of mind
- disorder
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 乱
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乱七八糟phrase | luàn qī bā zāo | (idiom) chaotic |
| 捣乱verb | dǎo luàn | to disturb |
| 乱动verb | luàn dòng | to fiddle with |
| 扰乱verb | rǎo luàn | to disturb |
| 错乱adjective | cuò luàn | in disorder |
| 乱跑verb | luàn pǎo | to run around |
| 乱来verb | luàn lái | to act recklessly |
| 心烦意乱phrase | xīn fán yì luàn | lit. heart distracted, thoughts in turmoil (idiom) |
| 胡言乱语 | hú yán luàn yǔ | babbling nonsense (idiom) |
| 胡乱adverb | hú luàn | careless |
| 骚乱noun | sāo luàn | disturbance |
| 紊乱adjective | wěn luàn | disorder |
| 叛乱verb | pàn luàn | armed rebellion |
| 暴乱verb | bào luàn | riot |
| 乱套verb | luàn tào | in a mess |
乱 appears in 101 compound words: 43 as the first character, 49 as the last, and 9 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 乱 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (31)
the An Lushan Rebellion (devastating rebellion against the Tang dynasty of China)
to bring order out of chaos; to set right what have been thrown into disorder; to restore justice
The lifestyle of people in your social circle is something I cannot easily comprehend.
The lifestyle of people in your social circle is something I cannot easily comprehend.
Showing 12 of 31 idioms containing 乱.
Example Sentences
房间里太乱了，你需要好好整理一下。
Fángjiān lǐ tài luàn le, nǐ xūyào hǎohao zhěnglǐ yīxià.
The room is too messy; you need to organize it properly.
拨乱反正:和委会还不如金砖上合
bō luàn fǎn zhèng hé wěi huì hái bù rú jīn zhuān shàng gě
Rectifying the situation: The Peace and Cooperation Council is no match for BRICS or the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
五杨高架男搭小黄情绪失控! 下车乱窜坠桥亡
wǔ yáng gāo jià nán dā xiǎo huáng qíng xù shī kòng ! xià chē luàn cuàn zhuì qiáo wáng
Man in Yellow Taxi Loses Control on Wuyang Elevated Road! Jumps Out, Falls to Death After Running Wild
独家/疑不满出餐太慢! 复古咖啡厅男乱泼美式
dú jiā yí bù mǎn chū cān tài màn ! fù gǔ kā fēi tīng nán luàn pō měi shì
Exclusive: Man Splashes Coffee in Retro Cafe, Allegedly Over Slow Service
星星之火足以燎原!永康营业场所角落起火 乱丢菸蒂惹祸
xīng xīng zhī huǒ zú yǐ 燎 yuán ! yǒng kāng yíng yè chǎng suǒ jiǎo luò qǐ huǒ luàn diū 菸 dì rě huò
A single spark can start a prairie fire! Fire breaks out in corner of Yongkang business premises Carelessly discarded cigarette butt sparks disaster
美国运营商 AT&T 用户买手机遭乱收费自行维权无门,向 FCC 投诉后迅速...
měi guó yùn yíng shāng yòng hù mǎi shǒu jī zāo luàn shōu fèi zì háng wéi quán wú mén , xiàng tóu sù hòu xùn sù . . .
AT&T customers face arbitrary charges when purchasing phones, with no avenue for self-help. After filing a complaint with the FCC, swift action was taken...
他胡乱把书本放在架上。
Tā húluàn bǎ shūběn fàng zài jià shàng.
He put the books on the shelf out of order.
随便乱弄电是危险的。
Suíbiàn luàn nòng diàn shì wēixiǎn de.
It's dangerous to fool around with electricity.
天才与精神错乱之间只隔着成功。
Tiāncái yǔ jīngshéncuòluàn zhījiān zhǐ gé zhe chénggōng.
Genius and madness are separated only by success.
马突然狂暴地乱跑。
Mǎ tūrán kuángbào de luànpǎo.
Suddenly the horse began to run about wildly.
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