乱子 (luàn zǐ) — disturbance, trouble, disorder
Definition
乱子 means 'trouble' or a disturbance — usually a sudden mess-up or incident (e.g. 出了乱子 'something went wrong'). It focuses on the event itself rather than ongoing chaos (which is 混乱).
noun
disturbancetroubledisorder
Examples
- 乱子，。Zuó tiān gōng sī chū le gè dà luàn zǐ, dà jiā dōu máng le yì zhěng tiān.A big trouble happened at the company yesterday, and everyone was busy the whole day.
- 乱子。Jǐng chá hěn kuài jiù píng xī le zhè chǎng luàn zǐ.The police quickly settled this disturbance.
- 乱子。Zhè cì luàn zǐ ràng dà jiā xī qǔ le jiào xùn.This trouble made everyone learn a lesson.
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