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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

HSK 2
交通非常混乱。
Jiāotōng fēicháng hùnluàn.
The traffic is extremely chaotic.
HSK 3
现场一片混乱。
Xiànchǎng yīpiàn hùnluàn.
The scene was in complete chaos.
HSK 5
他的思维很混乱。
Tā de sīwéi hěn hùnluàn.
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