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乱作一团

乱作一团 — “In a state of utter confusion or disarray”

乱作一团 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “in a state of utter confusion or disarray”. In a complete mess. Literally, “all in a chaotic jumble”.

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乱作一团 Pronunciation and Pinyin

乱作一团 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
乱
luàn7disorderly and confused
作
zuò7to do, make, or act
一
yī1one, a, single, whole
团
tuán6group, round, ball, unite

Example Sentence with 乱作一团

孩子们玩完玩具后,房间里顿时乱作一团。
After the children finished playing with their toys, the room was immediately in a complete mess.

Idioms Related to 乱作一团

More idioms starting with 乱

  • luàn乱qī七bā八zāo糟in a complete mess
  • luàn乱qī七bā八zāo遭in a complete mess
  • luàn乱shì世xiōng凶nián年chaotic times and disastrous years
  • luàn乱shì世yīng英xióng雄hero in chaotic times
  • luàn乱rén人ěr耳mù目mislead people
  • luàn乱zuò作hú胡wéi为act wildly and unscrupulously
  • luàn乱zhuì坠tiān天huā花speak eloquently and hyperbolically
  • luàn乱tóu头cū粗fú服disheveled hair and plain clothes
  • luàn乱tán弹qín琴talk nonsense or act foolishly
  • luàn乱kòu扣mào帽zi子arbitrarily label or unfairly characterize
  • luàn乱diǎn点yuān鸳yāng鸯make a mess of marital matches
  • luàn乱qióng琼suì碎yù玉scattered delicate snowflakes

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Questions about 乱作一团

What does 乱作一团 mean?

乱作一团 (luàn zuò yī tuán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “in a state of utter confusion or disarray”.

How do you pronounce 乱作一团?

乱作一团 is pronounced luàn zuò yī tuán in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 乱作一团 literally mean?

Literally, 乱作一团 means “all in a chaotic jumble”. It is used to mean “in a state of utter confusion or disarray”.

What is the Chinese definition of 乱作一团?

混杂在一起,形容极为混乱。

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