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luàn
HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10072993)

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Words Containing 乱

悖乱
bèi luàn

to rebel

几可乱真
jī kě luàn zhēn

to seem almost genuine

乱象
luàn xiàng

chaos

作乱
zuò luàn

to rebel; to rise in revolt

杂乱
zá luàn

in a mess

乱哄哄
luàn hōng hōng

noisy and in disarray

心乱如麻
xīn luàn rú má

one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom); confused

心烦意乱
xīn fán yì luàn

lit. heart distracted, thoughts in turmoil (idiom); distraught with anxiety

乱政
luàn zhèng

to corrupt politics

乱来
luàn lái

to act recklessly

病急乱投医
bìng jí luàn tóu yī

lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom); fig. to try anyone or anything in a crisis

凌乱
líng luàn

messy; disarrayed; disheveled

祸乱
huò luàn

calamity and chaos

手忙脚乱
shǒu máng jiǎo luàn

to act with confusion

兵乱
bīng luàn

confusion of war

离乱
lí luàn

social upheaval caused by war or famine etc

乱世
luàn shì

the world in chaos

小鹿乱撞
xiǎo lù luàn zhuàng

fig. restless, because of fear or strong emotions

乱蓬蓬
luàn pēng pēng

disheveled

乱作决定
luàn zuò jué dìng

to make arbitrary decisions

黄巾之乱
huáng jīn zhī luàn

the Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)

活蹦乱跳
huó bèng luàn tiào

to leap and frisk about (idiom); lively

散乱
sǎn luàn

in disorder

丙子胡乱
bǐng zǐ hú luàn

second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636)

惹乱子
rě luàn zi

to stir up trouble

乱数
luàn shù

random number

乱七八糟
luàn qī bā zāo

(idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled

眼花缭乱
yǎn huā liáo luàn

to be dazzled

乱局
luàn jú

chaotic situation

骊姬之乱
lí jī zhī luàn

Li Ji Rebellion in 657-651 BC, where concubine Li Ji tried to throne her son but was eventually defeated by Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公[jìn wén gōng]

骚乱者
sāo luàn zhě

a rioter

胡诌乱说
hú zhōu luàn shuō

(idiom) to talk random nonsense; to say whatever comes into one's head

搞乱
gǎo luàn

to mess up

乱纪
luàn jì

to break the rules

乱子
luàn zi

disturbance

淫乱
yín luàn

promiscuous

紊乱
wěn luàn

disorder

乱麻
luàn má

lit. tangled skein

自乱阵脚
zì luàn zhèn jiǎo

(idiom) to lose one's head

叛乱罪
pàn luàn zuì

the crime of armed rebellion

乱弹琴
luàn tán qín

to talk nonsense

杂乱无章
zá luàn wú zhāng

disordered and in a mess (idiom); all mixed up and chaotic

天下大乱
tiān xià dà luàn

the whole country in rebellion

丁卯胡乱
dīng mǎo hú luàn

first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)

内乱
nèi luàn

internal disorder

出乱子
chū luàn zi

to go wrong

缭乱
liáo luàn

dazzled

天花乱坠
tiān huā luàn zhuì

lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom)

乱跑
luàn pǎo

to run around all over the place

错乱
cuò luàn

in disorder

扰乱
rǎo luàn

to disturb

乱掉
luàn diào

to throw away

乱套
luàn tào

in a mess

乱码
luàn mǎ

mojibake (nonsense characters displayed when software fails to render text according to its intended character encoding)

壬辰倭乱
rén chén wō luàn

Imjin war, Japanese invasion of Korea 1592-1598

乱糟糟
luàn zāo zāo

chaotic

三藩叛乱
sān fān pàn luàn

rebellion against the Qing of 1670s, pacified by Kangxi

乱花
luàn huā

to spend recklessly

拨乱反正
bō luàn fǎn zhèng

bring order out of chaos

猖乱
chāng luàn

wild and disorderly

鸡霍乱
jī huò luàn

fowl cholera

方寸已乱
fāng cùn yǐ luàn

(idiom) confused

乱搞男女关系
luàn gǎo nán nǚ guān xì

to be promiscuous

太平天国之乱
tài píng tiān guó zhī luàn

Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864), which ultimately failed but caused massive upheaval and weakened the Qing dynasty

动乱
dòng luàn

turmoil

心慌意乱
xīn huāng yì luàn

confused

乱石砸死
luàn shí zá sǐ

to stone to death

胡编乱造
hú biān luàn zào

to concoct a cock-and-bull story (idiom)

乱跳
luàn tiào

to jump about

瞎编乱造
xiā biān luàn zào

random lies and falsehoods

乱花钱
luàn huā qián

to spend money recklessly

乱民
luàn mín

rebels

昏乱
hūn luàn

dazed

搅乱
jiǎo luàn

to disrupt

乱石
luàn shí

rocks

脏乱差
zāng luàn chà

(coll.) squalid

乱臣贼子
luàn chén zéi zǐ

rebels and traitors (idiom)

乱说
luàn shuō

to talk drivel; to make irresponsible remarks

唯恐天下不乱
wéi kǒng tiān xià bù luàn

to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom)

犯上作乱
fàn shàng zuò luàn

to rebel against the emperor (idiom)

精神狂乱
jīng shén kuáng luàn

delirium

乱葬岗
luàn zàng gǎng

unmarked burial mound; untended graveyard; mass grave

乱抓
luàn zhuā

to claw wildly

暴乱
bào luàn

riot

叛乱
pàn luàn

armed rebellion

乱道
luàn dào

see 亂說|乱说[luàn shuō]

三藩之乱
sān fān zhī luàn

Three feudatories rebellion against Qing 1673-1681 during the reign of Kangxi

狂乱
kuáng luàn

hysterical

安史之乱
ān shǐ zhī luàn

An-Shi Rebellion (755-763) of 安祿山|安禄山[ān lù shān] and 史思明[shǐ sī míng], a catastrophic setback for Tang dynasty

聚众淫乱罪
jù zhòng yín luàn zuì

group licentiousness (offense punishable by up to five years in prison in the PRC)

乱动
luàn dòng

to fiddle with

霍乱弧菌
huò luàn hú jūn

cholera bacterium (Vibrio cholerae)

乱搞
luàn gǎo

to make a mess

乱党
luàn dǎng

the rebel party

乱世佳人
luàn shì jiā rén

Gone with the Wind (film)

胡吹乱捧
hú chuī luàn pěng

indiscriminate admiration (idiom)

乱真
luàn zhēn

to pass off as genuine

变乱
biàn luàn

turmoil

快刀斩乱麻
kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má

lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation

胡诌乱傍
hú zhōu luàn bàng

to talk random nonsense (idiom); to say whatever comes into one's head

丧乱
sāng luàn

tragic disaster

烦乱
fán luàn

anxious

乱咕攘
luàn gū rang

to disturb (dialect)

乱丢
luàn diū

to discard in the wrong place (cigarette butts etc)

一团乱糟
yī tuán luàn zāo

a chaotic mess

零乱
líng luàn

in disorder

应仁之乱
yīng rén zhī luàn

Ōnin war 1467-1477 between factions of Ashikaga shogunate

捣乱
dǎo luàn

to disturb

脏乱
zāng luàn

dirty and disordered

欢蹦乱跳
huān bèng luàn tiào

glowing with health and vivacity (idiom)

趁乱逃脱
chèn luàn táo tuō

to run away in the confusion

义和乱
yì hé luàn

the Boxer uprising

违法乱纪
wéi fǎ luàn jì

to break the law and violate the rules (idiom)

乱吃
luàn chī

to eat indiscriminately

胡言乱语
hú yán luàn yǔ

babbling nonsense (idiom); crazy and unfounded ravings

霍乱毒素
huò luàn dú sù

cholera toxin

弄乱
nòng luàn

to mess up

黄巢之乱
huáng cháo zhī luàn

late Tang peasant uprising 875-884 led by Huang Chao

霍乱
huò luàn

cholera

胡诌乱扯
hú zhōu luàn chě

to talk nonsense (idiom); saying whatever comes into his head

迷乱
mí luàn

confusion

乱穿马路
luàn chuān mǎ lù

to jaywalk

骚乱
sāo luàn

disturbance; riot

慌乱
huāng luàn

frenetic

蓬乱
péng luàn

matted (of straw or hair)

纷乱
fēn luàn

numerous and disorderly

添乱
tiān luàn

(coll.) to cause trouble for sb

乱窜
luàn cuàn

to flee in disarray

混乱
hùn luàn

confusion

乱讲
luàn jiǎng

to talk nonsense

淆乱
xiáo luàn

to confuse

乱成一团
luàn chéng yī tuán

in a great mess

忙乱
máng luàn

rushed and muddled

步履紊乱
bù lǚ wěn luàn

to be in complete disorder

胡思乱想
hú sī luàn xiǎng

to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom)

霍乱菌苗
huò luàn jūn miáo

cholera vaccine

创伤后压力紊乱
chuāng shāng hòu yā lì wěn luàn

post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD

方寸大乱
fāng cùn dà luàn

(idiom) to become agitated

乱画
luàn huà

to doodle

胡乱
hú luàn

careless

战乱
zhàn luàn

chaos of war

靖乱
jìng luàn

to put down a rebellion

胡诌乱道
hú zhōu luàn dào

to talk nonsense (idiom); saying whatever comes into his head

小不忍则乱大谋
xiǎo bù rěn zé luàn dà móu

(idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience

乱叫
luàn jiào

to inconsiderately shout

贵圈真乱
guì quān zhēn luàn

(slang, jocular, neologism c. 2006, used esp. in relation to public figures) the things you and your friends get up to (misbehavior, scandals etc) leave me shaking my head

快刀断乱麻
kuài dāo duàn luàn má

lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation

乱伦
luàn lún

to violate moral principles; depravity

侯景之乱
hóu jǐng zhī luàn

rebellion against Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁 in 548

精神错乱
jīng shén cuò luàn

insanity

乱写
luàn xiě

to write without basis

凌乱不堪
líng luàn bù kān

in a terrible mess (idiom)

乱扔
luàn rēng

to throw (sth) without due care; (esp.) to litter