混乱 hùnluàn confused
confused; chaotic; disorderly
How to remember 混乱: 混 muddy + 乱 chaotic = confused.
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How it is used
- Chaotic/disordered/in confusion - 秩序混乱 (zhìxù hùnluàn) order is in chaos, 思路混乱 (sīlù hùnluàn) muddled thinking.
- Describes a state of disorder, both external (a chaotic scene) and internal (confused thoughts).
- Contrast 有序 (yǒuxù, orderly). The 混 reads hùn. Both adjective and noun (a state of chaos).
Example sentences
- 汤姆也很混乱。 Tāngmǔ yě hěn hùnluàn.Tom was confused, too.