乱
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八
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(idiom) chaotic in Chinese: 乱七八糟 (luàn qī bā zāo)

luàn qī bā zāo

(idiom) chaotic

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 亂七八糟1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1(idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled

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乱
七
八
糟

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄌㄨㄢˋ

luàn

ㄌ/ lㄨ/ uㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄑㄧ

qī

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄅㄚ

bā

ㄅ/ bㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄗㄠ

zāo

ㄗ/ zㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

乱七八糟

Simplified

亂七八糟

Traditional

Example sentences

See 乱七八糟 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他的房间乱七八糟，从来不整理。

    tā de fáng jiān luàn qī bā zāo， cóng lái bù zhěng lǐ。

    His room is a chaotic mess; he never tidies up.

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Related words

八

bā

eight

七

qī

seven

乱

luàn

in confusion or disorder

糟

zāo

dregs

糟糕

zāo gāo

too bad

混乱

hùn luàn

confusion

八卦

bā guà

the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经

捣乱

dǎo luàn

to disturb

慌乱

huāng luàn

frenetic

霍乱

huò luàn

cholera

忙乱

máng luàn

rushed and muddled

扰乱

rǎo luàn

to disturb

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