扰乱

擾亂

rǎoluàn

verb HSK 7-9 #7,242

Meanings

Literally 'disturb into chaos' - to disrupt order

HSK 5

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.

HSK 6

请不要扰乱课堂秩序。

Qǐng búyào rǎoluàn kètáng zhìxù.

Please don't disrupt classroom order.

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.'

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