骚乱 sāoluàn disturbance
disturbance; riot; to create a disturbance
How to remember 骚乱: 骚 to annoy + 乱 chaotic = disturbance.
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How it is used
- A riot / disturbance / unrest - 引发骚乱 (yǐnfā sāoluàn) to trigger a riot, 平息骚乱 (píngxī sāoluàn) to quell the unrest.
- Collective public disorder and turmoil, smaller than 暴乱 (bàoluàn, a full uprising/riot) but chaotic.
- Register: news; can be a noun or verb (to create a disturbance).