混乱

混亂

hùnluàn

adjective HSK 6 #2,314

Meanings

Mixed up and disordered — total chaos.

现场一片混乱。

Xiànchǎng yīpiàn hùnluàn.

The scene was in complete chaos.

交通非常混乱。

Jiāotōng fēicháng hùnluàn.

The traffic is extremely chaotic.

他的思维很混乱。

Tā de sīwéi hěn hùnluàn.

His thinking is very confused.

usage

混乱 describes situations, not people directly. For a messy room, use 乱 alone. 混乱 is for larger-scale disorder: traffic, politics, scenes, thoughts.

混 hùn

乱 luàn