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混乱

hùn luàn · hun luan

Traditional 混亂

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. confusion
  2. chaos
  3. disorder
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The night market crowd

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)夜市(yèshì)好(hǎo)混乱(hùnluàn)，人(rén)太(tài)多(duō)了(le)。

    The night market is so chaotic today, too many people.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)烤串(kǎochuàn)，可是(kěshì)队伍(duìwǔ)在(zài)哪里(nǎlǐ)？

    I want skewers, but where is the line?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)，这里(zhèlǐ)没有(méiyǒu)队伍(duìwǔ)，只有(zhǐyǒu)一堆(yīduī)人(rén)。

    I don't know either. There is no line, just a pile of people.

  4. Liangliang

    这么(zhème)混乱(hùnluàn)，我们(wǒmen)别(bié)排(pái)了(le)。

    It's so chaotic. Let's not queue.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)买(mǎi)水果(shuǐguǒ)吧(ba)，至少(zhìshǎo)不用(bùyòng)排队(páiduì)。

    OK, let's buy fruit. At least there's no queue.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

自(zì)从(cóng)公(gōng)司(sī)合(hé)并(bìng)了(le)以(yǐ)后(hòu)，一(yí)切(qiè)都(dōu)变(biàn)得(de)十(shí)分(fēn)混(hùn)乱(luàn)。

The office has been topsy-turvy since the merger upset everything.

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

02

突(tū)然(rán)停(tíng)电(diàn)以(yǐ)后(hòu)，整(zhěng)个(gè)会(huì)场(chǎng)陷(xiàn)入(rù)一(yí)片(piàn)混(hùn)乱(luàn)。

After the sudden power outage, the whole venue fell into chaos.

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