乱成一团

亂成一團

luànchéngyītuán

idiom #14,630

Meanings

1 in a great mess
2 chaotic
3 all tangled up

Characters

to become; to turn into

ball; lump; group

Examples

孩子们把房间弄得乱成一团。

Háizimen bǎ fángjiān nòng de luànchéngyītuán.

The kids made the room a complete mess.

事情已经乱成一团了，怎么办？

Shìqíng yǐjīng luànchéngyītuán le, zěnme bàn?

Things are already a total mess — what do we do?

Tips

memory

乱 (messy) + 成 (become) + 一团 (one ball/lump) — everything tangled into one messy ball. Think of a ball of tangled yarn.

Stroke Order

乱 luàn

成 chéng

一 yī

团 tuán