错乱

錯亂

cuòluàn

adjective #7,260

Meanings

1 confused; disordered; deranged
2 in disarray; chaotic

Characters

wrong; mistake; crossed

chaotic; disordered; messy

Examples

他的精神有些错乱。

Tā de jīngshén yǒuxiē cuòluàn.

His mind is somewhat deranged.

时差让我的生物钟完全错乱了。

Shíchā ràngwǒ de shēngwùzhōng wánquán cuòluàn le.

Jet lag has completely thrown off my biological clock.

现场秩序错乱，一片混乱。

Xiànchǎng zhìxù cuòluàn, yīpiàn hùnluàn.

The order at the scene was disrupted; it was total chaos.

Tips

usage

精神错乱 (jīngshén cuòluàn) is a set phrase meaning 'mentally deranged/insane'. Outside of mental health contexts, 错乱 can describe any system or order that has gone haywire.

Stroke Order

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