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

• 乱局(亂局) chaotic situation
• 杂乱无章(雜亂無章) mixed up with no order
• 揭竿起乱(揭竿起亂) to start a rebellion
• 乱数(亂數) random number
• 乱扔(亂扔) to litter; to throw away
• 乱抓(亂抓) to claw wildly; to scratch frantically; to arrest people indiscriminately
• 乱阶(亂階) steps that lead to chaos
• 义和乱(義和亂) the Boxer uprising
• 混乱(混亂) confusion; chaos
• 撩乱(撩亂) dazzled; confused
• 戡乱(戡亂) to suppress an uprising
• 搞乱(搞亂) to mess up; to mismanage; to bungle; to confuse; to muddle
• 错乱(錯亂) in disorder
• 脏乱差(髒亂差) squalid; squalor
• 趁乱逃脱(趁亂逃脫) to run away in the confusion; to take advantage of the confusion to escape
• 违法乱纪(違法亂紀) to break the law and violate discipline
• 淫乱(淫亂) to be promiscuous
• 烦乱(煩亂) anxious; agitated
• 乱糟糟(亂糟糟) chaotic; topsy turvy; a complete mess
• 犯上作乱(犯上作亂) to rebel against the emperor
• 乱石砸死(亂石砸死) to stone to death
• 乱咕攘(亂咕攘) to disturb
• 乱哄哄(亂哄哄) noisy and in disarray; in an uproar
• 平乱(平亂) to suppress a revolt
• 心慌意乱(心慌意亂) confused; rattled; flustered
• 乱麻(亂麻) tangled skein; in a tremendous muddle; confused
• 乱搞(亂搞) to make a mess; to mess with; to be wild; to sleep around; to jump into bed
• 胡乱(胡亂) careless; reckless; arbitrary
• 乱作决定(亂作決定) to make arbitrary decisions
• 乱政(亂政) to administer
• 乱跳(亂跳) to jump about; (of the heart) to beat wildly
• 镇乱(鎮亂) to pacify a rebellion
• 治乱(治亂) order and chaos
• 变乱(變亂) turmoil; social upheaval
• 胡编乱造(胡編亂造) to concoct a cock-and-bull story; to make things up
• 紊乱(紊亂) disorder; chaos
• 徼乱(徼亂) courting disaster
• 天花乱坠(天花亂墜) a deluge of heavenly flowers; extravagant embellishments; hype
• 乱丢(亂丟) to discard in the wrong place (cigarette butts etc); to leave one's things lying around
• 阴谋作乱(陰謀作亂) to plot a revolt
• 欢蹦乱跳(歡蹦亂跳) glowing with health and vivacity
• 乱纪(亂紀) to break the rules; to break discipline
• 乱视(亂視) astigmatism
• 乱七八糟(亂七八糟) in sevens and eights; chaotic; in disorder
• 纷乱(紛亂) numerous and disorderly

Also contained in

三藩之乱 、 乱世佳人 、 侯景之乱 、 靖康之乱 、 安史之乱 、 丁卯胡乱

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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

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 乱四方 (亂四方) 其能而亂四方 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 顧命 Zhou Shu - Testamentary Charge — count: 2
• 告乱 (告亂) 衛人來告亂 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 2