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混乱

混亂
hùnluàn
adjective HSK 6 #2,314

Meanings

  1. 1 chaotic; disorderly; confused
  2. 2 chaos; disorder; turmoil

Characters

混
hùn
to mix; muddled
乱
luàn
disordered; chaotic; messy
Mixed up and disordered — total chaos.

Examples

现场一片混乱。
Xiànchǎng yī piàn hùn luàn.
The scene was in complete chaos.
交通非常混乱。
Jiāotōng fēicháng hùn luàn.
The traffic is extremely chaotic.
他的思维很混乱。
Tā de sīwéi hěn hùn luàn.
His thinking is very confused.

Tips

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.

Stroke Order

混 hùn
乱 luàn