乱七八糟 (luàn qī bā zāo) — (idiom) in a mess, chaotic, disordered
Definition
A vivid, colloquial idiom for a real mess (rooms, writing, situations) — stronger and more emphatic than 乱. Avoid in formal writing.
idiom
in a messchaoticdisordered
Examples
- 乱七八糟。Tā bǎ fáng jiān nòng dé luàn qī bā zāo de.He made the room a total mess.
- 乱七八糟，。Zhè piān zuò wén xiě dé luàn qī bā zāo de, lǎo shī hěn bù mǎn yì.This essay is written in a mess; the teacher is very dissatisfied.
- 乱七八糟。luàn qī bā zāo De zhuō zi shàng fàng zhe hěn duō dōng xī.The messy table has a lot of stuff on it.
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