扰乱

擾亂

rǎoluàn

verb HSK 7 #7,242

Meanings

1 to disturb
2 to disrupt
3 to throw into disorder

Characters

chaos; disorder

Literally 'disturb into chaos' — to disrupt order

Examples

请不要扰乱课堂秩序。

Qǐng bùyào rǎoluàn kètáng zhìxù.

Please don't disrupt classroom order.

噪音严重扰乱了居民的生活。

Zàoyīn yánzhòng rǎoluàn le jūmín de shēnghuó.

The noise seriously disrupted the residents' lives.

Tips

usage

扰乱 is more formal and serious than 打扰 (to bother). 扰乱 implies disrupting order or systems, while 打扰 is a polite 'sorry to disturb you.'

Stroke Order

扰 rǎo

乱 luàn