How to say “disorderly” in Chinese
disorderly, chaotic
“Disorderly” in Chinese is 混乱, hùn luàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
混乱 is read hùn luàn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 氵 “water”; on the right, 昆 kūn hints at the reading.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “混乱”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 混乱. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 事故现场一片混乱shìgùxiànchǎngyípiànhùnluànThe accident scene is in total chaos.
More words from the lesson “Space and chaos”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “disorderly” in Chinese?
“Disorderly” in Chinese is 混乱, pinyin hùnluàn.
What does 混乱 mean?
混乱 (hùnluàn) means “disorderly, chaotic”.
How do you write 混乱?
混乱 is 2 characters: 混 (hùn) — mix; 乱 (luàn) — mess; at random. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 混乱?
混乱 is read hùnluàn. Tones: hùn — fourth tone, luàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“disorderly” in the lesson “Space and chaos”
This word is from the topic “Look and shape” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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