乱 (亂) luàn

1. luàn adjective chaotic; disorderly
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (FE '亂' 1; Guoyu '亂' adj 1; Unihan '亂'; XHZD '乱' 1)
2. luàn adjective confused
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (FE '亂' 3)
3. luàn verb to disturb; to upset; to throw into chaos
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Synonymous with 扰乱 or 打乱 in this sense (FE '亂' 4; XHZD '乱' 3)
4. luàn verb to be promiscuous
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Synonymous with 淫乱 in this sense (Guoyu '亂' v 3; XHZD '乱' 5)
5. luàn noun finale
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: The last part in a musical composition (Guoyu '亂' n 2)
6. luàn verb to destroy
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 破坏 (Guoyu '亂' v 2)
7. luàn verb to confuse
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Synonymous with 混淆 in this sense (Guoyu '亂' v 1)
8. luàn adjective agitated
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Synonymous with 烦乱 in this sense (Guoyu '亂' adj 2)
9. luàn verb very
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 很 or 非常 (Guoyu '亂' adv 2)
10. luàn adjective unstable
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 不安定 (Guoyu '亂' adj 3)
11. luàn adverb arbitrarily; indescriminately
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Synonymous with 随意, 随便, or 任意 in this sense (Guoyu '亂' adv 1; XHZD '乱' 4)
12. luàn noun revolt; rebelion; riot
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Synonymous with 叛乱 or 动乱 in this sense (FE '亂' 2; Guoyu '亂' n 1; Unihan '亂'; XHZD '乱' 2)

Contained in

• 手忙脚乱(手忙腳亂) to act in a flustered and chaotic way
• 乱花(亂花) to spend recklessly; to waste money
• 义和乱(義和亂) the Boxer uprising
• 叛乱(叛亂) an armed rebellion
• 乱说(亂說) to lie; to make irresponsible remarks
• 乱码(亂碼) mojibake
• 错乱(錯亂) in disorder
• 乱跳(亂跳) to jump about; (of the heart) to beat wildly
• 淆乱(淆亂) to confuse; to befuddle
• 违法乱纪(違法亂紀) to break the law and violate discipline
• 搅乱(攪亂) to disrupt; to create chaos
• 乱花钱(亂花錢) to spend money recklessly; to squander
• 乱象(亂象) chaos; madness
• 乱用(亂用) to abuse
• 犯上作乱(犯上作亂) to rebel against the emperor
• 乱真(亂真) to pass off as genuine; spurious
• 霍乱毒素(霍亂毒素) cholera toxin
• 内乱(內亂) internal disorder; civil strife; civil unrest
• 趁乱逃脱(趁亂逃脫) to run away in the confusion; to take advantage of the confusion to escape
• 乱丢(亂丟) to discard in the wrong place (cigarette butts etc); to leave one's things lying around
• 乱成一团(亂成一團) in a great mess; chaotic
• 缭乱(繚亂) dazzled; confused
• 乱石(亂石) rocks; stones; rubble; riprap
• 精神错乱(精神錯亂) insanity
• 乱画(亂畫) to doodle; graffito; to doodle
• 杂乱无章(雜亂無章) mixed up with no order
• 小鹿乱撞(小鹿亂撞) fig. restless, because of fear or strong emotions
• 乱来(亂來) to act recklessly; to mess around
• 悖乱(悖亂) to rebel; sedition; to delude; confused
• 快刀断乱麻(快刀斷亂麻) quick sword cuts through tangled hemp; decisive action in a complex situation
• 骚乱者(騷亂者) a rioter
• 快刀斩乱麻(快刀斬亂麻) quick sword cuts through tangled hemp; decisive action in a complex situation
• 乱数(亂數) random number
• 乱纪(亂紀) to break the rules; to break discipline
• 精神狂乱(精神狂亂) delirium; mental illness
• 天下大乱(天下大亂) the whole country in rebellion
• 徼乱(徼亂) courting disaster
• 创伤后压力紊乱(創傷後壓力紊亂) post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD
• 脏乱(髒亂) dirty and disordered; in a mess
• 乱糟糟(亂糟糟) chaotic; topsy turvy; a complete mess
• 恼乱(惱亂) to disrupt; to disturb; to bother; to trouble
• 胡编乱造(胡編亂造) to concoct a cock-and-bull story; to make things up
• 治乱五行(治亂五行) managing the chaos of the five elements
• 心烦意乱(心煩意亂) heart distracted, thoughts in turmoil; distraught with anxiety
• 乱动(亂動) to fiddle with; to tamper with; to meddle with; to move randomly; to flail about
• 杂乱(雜亂) chaotic; disorderly
• 添乱(添亂) to cause trouble; to inconvenience

Also contained in

永嘉之乱 、 壬辰倭乱 、 丁卯胡乱 、 三藩之乱

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Truncated for common words

• 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 55
• 卷20　志第15 天文中 Volume 20 Treatises 15: Astronomy 2 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 42
• 卷十二 志第二 天文中 Volume 12 Treatises 2: Astronomy Part Two Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 39
• 卷21　志第16 天文下 Volume 21 Treatises 16: Astronomy 3 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 38
• 卷十三 志第三 天文下 Volume 13 Treatises 3: Astronomy Part Three Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 36
• 卷五十一 志第四 天文四 Volume 51 Treatises 4: Astronomy 4 History of Song 宋史 — count: 35
• 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 34
• 周語下 Discourses of Zhou III Guoyu 國語 — count: 32
• 卷五十 志第三 天文三 Volume 50 Treatises 3: Astronomy 3 History of Song 宋史 — count: 30
• 卷105之四 天象志一之四 Volume 105d Treatise 1: Celestial Phenomena 4 Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 28

Collocations

• 刺乱 (刺亂) 刺亂也 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄭‧丰 Lessons from the states - Odes of Zheng - Qian Chang — count: 5
• 乱庶 (亂庶) 亂庶遄沮 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧節南山之什‧巧言 Minor odes of the kingdom - Jie Nan Shan Zhi Shen - Qiao Yan — count: 5
• 大乱 (大亂) 小不忍以致大亂焉 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄭‧將仲子 Lessons from the states - Odes of Zheng - Jiang Zhong Zi — count: 4
• 宋乱 (宋亂) 以成宋亂 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 3
• 怙乱 (怙亂) 無怙亂 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 3
• 乱靡 (亂靡) 亂靡有定 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧節南山之什‧節南山 Minor odes of the kingdom - Jie Nan Shan Zhi Shen - Jie Nan Shan — count: 3
• 乱离 (亂離) 亂離瘼矣 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧谷風之什‧四月 Minor odes of the kingdom - Gu Feng Zhi Shen - Si Yue — count: 2
• 德乱 (德亂) 否德亂 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 太甲下 Shang Shu - Tai Jia III — count: 2
• 乱侮 (亂侮) 取亂侮亡 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 仲虺之誥 Shang Shu - Announcement of Zhong-hui — count: 2
• 乱作 (亂作) 公疾病而亂作 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 2