烦乱

煩亂

fánluàn

adjective #31,587

Meanings

1 agitated
2 anxious and confused
3 perturbed
4 (of mind) in turmoil

Characters

vexed / annoyed

chaotic / disordered

Examples

听到这个消息，他心里很烦乱。

Tīng dào zhè ge xiāoxi, tā xīn lǐ hěn fánluàn.

Hearing that news, his mind was in turmoil.

这几天事情多，心绪烦乱。

Zhè jǐ tiān shìqing duō, xīnxù fánluàn.

There's been a lot going on these past few days — my mind is unsettled.

Tips

usage

烦乱 specifically describes inner emotional/mental turmoil — the mind is 烦 (vexed) and 乱 (in disorder). Distinguish from 烦躁 (fánzào, restless and irritable), 心烦 (xīnfán, vexed), and 慌乱 (huāngluàn, panicky and disordered). 烦乱 is more often written than spoken.

Stroke Order

烦 fán

乱 luàn