脏乱

髒亂
zāngluàn
adjective #30,542

Meanings

  1. 1 dirty and disordered
  2. 2 filthy and chaotic
  3. 3 in a mess

Examples

HSK 4
Tā de fángjiān yòu zāng yòu luàn, jiǎnzhí méifǎ kàn.
His room is filthy and chaotic - you can't even look at it.
HSK 6
Shìzhèngfǔ yào zhěngzhì zhè tiáo zāngluàn de xiǎoxiàng.
The city government wants to clean up this dirty, disorderly alley.

Tips

usage
脏乱 packs two complaints into one word: 'dirty' + 'messy/chaotic.' The four-character extension 脏乱差 ('dirty, chaotic, and substandard') is a common slogan used by Chinese municipal cleanup campaigns to describe slums and informal neighborhoods that need redevelopment.

Stroke Order

zāng
luàn