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乱七八糟

luàn qī bā zāo · luan qi ba zao

Traditional 亂七八糟

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled
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In a conversation

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Tangled earphones

  1. Dengdeng

    我的(wǒde)耳机线(ěrjīxiàn)乱七八糟(luànqībāzāo)，怎么办(zěnmebàn)？

    My earphone cable is a mess. What should I do?

  2. Liangliang

    先(xiān)把(bǎ)它(tā)放(fàng)在(zài)桌子(zhuōzi)上(shàng)，慢慢(mànmàn)解(jiě)。

    Put it on the table first and untie it slowly.

  3. Dengdeng

    越(yuè)解(jiě)越(yuè)乱(luàn)。

    The more I untie, the more tangled it gets.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)昨天(zuótiān)不是(bùshì)刚(gāng)整理(zhěnglǐ)过(guò)吗(ma)？

    Didn't you just tidy it yesterday?

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)放(fàng)在(zài)口袋(kǒudài)里(lǐ)，它(tā)自己(zìjǐ)又(yòu)变得(biànde)乱七八糟(luànqībāzāo)了(le)。

    Yes. I put it in my pocket and it got into a mess by itself again.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)工(gōng)作(zuò)做(zuò)得(de)乱(luàn)七(qī)八(bā)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

我(wǒ)的(de)房(fáng)间(jiān)乱(luàn)七(qī)八(bā)糟(zāo)。

My room is a mess.

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

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