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心烦意乱

xīn fán yì luàn · xin fan yi luan

Traditional 心煩意亂

Meaning

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  1. lit. heart distracted, thoughts in turmoil (idiom); distraught with anxiety
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  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)了(le)？看起来(kànqǐlai)心烦意乱(xīnfányìluàn)的(de)。

    Dengdeng, what's wrong? You look upset.

  2. Dengdeng

    隔壁(gébì)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)装修(zhuāngxiū)，我(wǒ)心烦意乱(xīnfányìluàn)。

    The neighbour keeps renovating. I can't settle at all.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)可以(kěyǐ)去(qù)公园(gōngyuán)看书(kànshū)。

    You can go read in the park.

  4. Dengdeng

    公园(gōngyuán)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)人(rén)唱歌(chànggē)，我(wǒ)更(gèng)心烦意乱(xīnfányìluàn)。

    Someone is singing in the park. I'm even more on edge.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)图书馆(túshūguǎn)吧(ba)。

    Then let's go to the library.

  6. Dengdeng

    图书馆(túshūguǎn)今天(jīntiān)关门(guānmén)！我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)真的(zhēnde)心烦意乱(xīnfányìluàn)！

    The library is closed today! Now I'm really frazzled!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)完(wán)全(quán)一(yì)团(tuán)乱(luàn)，让(ràng)我(wǒ)心(xīn)烦(fán)意(yì)乱(luàn)。

It's a complete mess, and it's getting on my nerves.

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02

等(děng)消(xiāo)息(xi)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，他(tā)心(xīn)烦(fán)意(yì)乱(luàn)。

While waiting for news, he was distraught with anxiety.

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