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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

乱 [luàn]
  1. 1. adjective [没有秩序的] disorderly
    杂乱
    muddled
    混乱
    confused
  2. 2. adjective [心绪不宁的] disturbed
  3. 3. noun [指冲突] chaos
    战乱
    war chaos
    骚乱
    disturbance
  4. 4. noun [指男女] promiscuity
    淫乱
    licentiousness
  5. 5. verb confuse
    扰乱
    disturb
  6. 6. adverb carelessly

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

乱 [luàn]
  1. 1. adjective in disorder; in a mess; in confusion;uneven
    屋里很乱，请你把它收拾一下。
    The room is in a mess; please tidy it up.
    车站很乱。
    The station was in a state of disorder.
  2. 2. adjective in a confused state of mind; in a turmoil
    我心里很乱。
    My mind is in a turmoil.
  3. 3. noun disorder; upheaval; riot; unrest; turmoil
    安史之乱
    The Rebellion of An Lushan and Shi Siming (755—763)
  4. 4. noun illicit sexual relationships
  5. 5. verb throw into disorder; confuse; mix up
  6. 6. adverb indiscriminate; random; arbitrary
    他在墙上乱写。
    He scribbled on the wall.
    各种木料乱堆在一起。
    Logs and planks of all shapes and sizes were jumbled together.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

乱 [luàn]
  1. 1. 形 没有秩序和条理
    一团乱麻
    头发很乱
    杂乱。
  2. 2. 动 使混乱；使杂乱
    以假乱真
    乱了阵脚
    乱伦。
  3. 3. 形 (社会)动荡不安
    天下大乱
    乱世。
  4. 4. 名 战争；祸患
    内乱
    战乱
    避乱。
  5. 5. 形 (心绪)不宁；烦乱
    心情很乱
    心烦意乱
    慌乱。
  6. 6. 形 两性关系不正当
    淫乱。
  7. 7. 副 不加限制；随便
    乱花钱
    乱出主意
    胡言乱语。
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Examples

房间里乱得像狗窝。
The room is such a mess that it resembles a doghouse.
碰到这样意外的事，他乱了章法。
He was thrown off balance by such an unexpected turn of events.
乱了阵脚
be thrown into confusion
官员之间不能乱拉关系。
他们家穿堂儿里放的东西太多了，看着特别乱。
Too much stuff has been put in the hallway of their house, which makes it look messy.
这个过厅里堆满了杂物，又脏又乱。
Filled with odds and ends, the hallway is dirty and in disorder.
祭灵仪式上不许乱说话，要尊重死者。
Don't talk casually at the worship ceremony. We should show our respect to the dead.
当官的虽然手里有些权利，可也不应乱批条子啊。
Even if officials have some power, they shouldn't write notes of approval at will.
书的序目有点乱，还需要再调整一下。
The preface and table of contents of the book are a bit messy and need further adjustment.
他乱了方寸。
He felt very troubled.
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Character Decomposition

舌
[shé]		 + 乚
[yǐn]

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