zá luàn
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  • adj.disorder; in a muddle; in a mess; chaotic

    • yuàn zi li zá luàn de duī zhe mù liào hé zhuān wǎ

      院子杂乱木料

      Timber, bricks and tiles were piled higgledy-piggledy in the yard.

    • chōu ti li de dōng xi fēi cháng zá luàn

      抽屉东西非常杂乱

      The things in the drawer were all in a jumble.

    • jiǎo bù shēng zá luàn

      脚步杂乱

      sound of scattered footsteps

    • dà tīng zhōng rén shēng hěn zá luàn

      大厅杂乱

      disorderly hubbub of voices in the hall

    • fáng jiān li hěn zá luàn

      房间杂乱

      The room was a mess.

    • tā men de yī fu zá luàn de rēng zài dì bǎn shang

      他们衣服杂乱

      Their clothes lay in a huddle on the floor.

    • zhuō zi shang de dōng xi fēi cháng zá luàn

      桌子东西非常杂乱

      The things on the table were all in a jumble.

    • tā de wò fáng zá luàn bù kān

      卧房杂乱不堪

      His bedroom was in wild disorder.

    • zá luàn de rén qún jù jí zài shǐ guǎn wài bù

      杂乱人群聚集使馆外部

      A disorderly crowd had gathered outside the embassy.

Word usage

  • Note
    "杂乱" is different from "紊乱". "紊乱" refers to lack of organization or contrary to conventions, and is usually used in written language; "杂乱" refers to a variety of things chaotically mixed together, and is usually used in spoken language.