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一团糟

yī tuán zāo · yi tuan zao

Traditional 一團糟

Meaning

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  1. chaos
  2. bungle
  3. complete mess
  4. shambles
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Messy room

  1. Dengdeng

    哇(wa)，你的(nǐde)房间(fángjiān)怎么(zěnme)一团糟(yītuánzāo)？

    Wow, why is your room such a mess?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在(zài)找(zhǎo)一本(yīběn)书(shū)，找(zhǎo)了(le)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    I was looking for a book. I looked for an hour.

  3. Dengdeng

    找到(zhǎodào)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you find it?

  4. Liangliang

    没有(méiyǒu)，现在(xiànzài)房间(fángjiān)更(gèng)乱(luàn)了(le)，真是(zhēnshi)一团糟(yītuánzāo)。

    No. Now the room is even messier. It's a total mess.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)来(lái)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)收拾(shōushi)吧(ba)？

    Shall I help you tidy up?

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，别(bié)动(dòng)那(nà)一堆(yīduī)，除了(chúle)那(nà)本(běn)书(shū)，别的(biéde)我(wǒ)都(dōu)找得到(zhǎodedào)。

    OK, but don't touch that pile. Except for that book, I can find everything.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)把(bǎ)工(gōng)作(zuò)弄(nòng)得(de)一(yì)团(tuán)糟(zāo)。

She made a mess of the work.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

每(měi)次(cì)学(xué)生(sheng)把(bǎ)走(zǒu)廊(láng)弄(nòng)得(de)一(yì)团(tuán)糟(zāo)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，校(xiào)长(zhǎng)都(dōu)会(huì)严(yán)厉(lì)地(de)训(xùn)斥(chì)他(tā)们(men)。

The principal severely reproved the students whenever they made a mess in the hallway.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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