乱七八糟

gǎo zi tú de luàn qī bā zāo hěn duō zì dōu kàn bù qīng chu

稿子涂得乱七八糟，很多字都看不清楚。

The script was altered in an awful mess, and many characters are hardly recognizable.

fáng jiān li luàn qī bā zāo de wǒ rěn shòu bù liǎo

房间里乱七八糟的，我忍受不了。

I can hardly stand the dreadful disorder of the room.

fēng bǎ wén jiàn chuī de luàn qī bā zāo

风把文件吹得乱七八糟。

The wind has played the mischief with papers.

luàn qī bā zāo de yī duī shū bào

乱七八糟的一堆书报

a disorderly pile of newspapers