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

• 兵荒马乱(兵荒馬亂) the turmoil and chaos of war
• 乱花钱(亂花錢) to spend money recklessly; to squander
• 乱搞(亂搞) to make a mess; to mess with; to be wild; to sleep around; to jump into bed
• 凌乱(凌亂) messy; disarrayed; disheveled; chaos
• 乱弹琴(亂彈琴) to talk nonsense; to behave like a fool
• 荒乱(荒亂) social disorder
• 零乱(零亂) in disorder; a complete mess
• 胡行乱作(胡行亂作) do not go against law and order
• 斗乱(鬥亂) to instigate trouble; to create chaos
• 乱七八糟(亂七八糟) in sevens and eights; chaotic; in disorder
• 胡乱(胡亂) careless; reckless; arbitrary
• 胡吹乱捧(胡吹亂捧) indiscriminate admiration
• 凌乱不堪(凌亂不堪) in a terrible mess
• 纷乱(紛亂) numerous and disorderly
• 徼乱(徼亂) courting disaster
• 乱臣贼子(亂臣賊子) rebels and traitors ; general term for scoundrel
• 霍乱菌苗(霍亂菌苗) cholera vaccine
• 乱写(亂寫) to write without basis
• 乱麻(亂麻) tangled skein; in a tremendous muddle; confused
• 胡诌乱道(胡謅亂道) to talk nonsense; saying whatever comes into his head
• 乱局(亂局) chaotic situation
• 打乱(打亂) to disturb; to upset
• 乱党(亂黨) rebel party
• 乱丢(亂丟) to discard in the wrong place (cigarette butts etc); to leave one's things lying around
• 乱纪(亂紀) to break the rules; to break discipline
• 乱吃(亂吃) to eat indiscriminately
• 淆乱(淆亂) to confuse; to befuddle
• 病急乱投医(病急亂投醫) to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill; to try anyone or anything in a crisis
• 恐乱(恐亂) to fear a rebellion
• 治乱五行(治亂五行) managing the chaos of the five elements
• 辙乱旗靡(轍亂旗靡) chariots in chaos and banners sagging; completely defeated
• 天下大乱(天下大亂) the whole country in rebellion
• 动乱(動亂) turmoil; upheaval; unrest
• 衰乱(衰亂) in decline and chaotic
• 胡思乱想(胡思亂想) to indulge in flights of fancy; to let one's imagination run wild
• 迷乱(迷亂) dazed and confused
• 变乱(變亂) turmoil; social upheaval
• 瞎编乱造(瞎編亂造) random lies and falsehoods
• 丧乱(喪亂) tragic disaster; disturbance and bloodshed
• 惑乱(惑亂) to confuse [others]; to start a rumour
• 散乱(散亂) in disorder; messy
• 搅乱(攪亂) to disrupt; to create chaos
• 捣乱(搗亂) to disturb; to look for trouble
• 避乱(避亂) to flee a rebellion

Also contained in

骊姬之乱 、 三藩之乱 、 白莲教之乱 、 永嘉之乱 、 黄巢之乱 、 丁卯胡乱 、 安史之乱

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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: 40
• 卷十二 志第二 天文中 Volume 12 Treatises 2: Astronomy Part Two Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 37
• 卷21　志第16 天文下 Volume 21 Treatises 16: Astronomy 3 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 35
• 卷五十一 志第四 天文四 Volume 51 Treatises 4: Astronomy 4 History of Song 宋史 — count: 34
• 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 33
• 卷十三 志第三 天文下 Volume 13 Treatises 3: Astronomy Part Three Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 31
• 周語下 Discourses of Zhou III Guoyu 國語 — count: 30
• 卷五十 志第三 天文三 Volume 50 Treatises 3: Astronomy 3 History of Song 宋史 — count: 29
• 卷二十九 志第十九 五行下 Volume 29 Treatises 19: Five Elements Part Three Book of Jin 晉書 — 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
• 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
• 乱生 (亂生) 亂生不夷 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧蕩之什‧桑柔 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Dang - Sang Rou — count: 3
• 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
• 乱臣 (亂臣) 予有亂臣十人 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 泰誓中 Zhou Shu - Great Declaration II — count: 2
• 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
• 卫乱 (衛亂) 衛亂 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 2