乱麻麻

亂麻麻

luànmámá

adjective

Meanings

1 a tangled mess
2 chaotic and confused, as tangled as hemp

Characters

chaotic, disordered

Examples

HSK 5

办公室文件乱麻麻，整理了一天才搞定。

Bàngōngshì wénjiàn luànmámá, zhěnglǐ le yī tiān cái gǎodìng.

The office files were all a tangled mess - it took a full day to sort them out.

HSK 7-9

他心里乱麻麻的，不知该怎么选。

Tā xīnli luànmámá de, bùzhī gāi zěnme xuǎn.

His mind was a tangled mess; he had no idea which choice to make.

Tips

memory

麻 here evokes a knotted clump of hemp fibers. Picture trying to untangle raw hemp and you have the feeling of 乱麻麻 - compare the longer 乱七八糟 for general mess.

Stroke Order

乱 luàn

麻 má