动乱 (dòng luàn) — turmoil; upheaval; disturbance (social or political)

Definition

Examples

• 那次动乱让整个国家陷入不安。
  Nà cì dòng luàn ràng zhěng gè guó jiā xiàn rù bù ān.
  That upheaval plunged the entire country into unrest.
• 历史上多次动乱都源于经济危机。
  Lì shǐ shàng duō cì dòng luàn dōu yuán yú jīng jì wēi jī.
  Many disturbances in history have stemmed from economic crises.
• 政府尽力避免社会动乱。
  Zhèng fǔ jìn lì bì miǎn shè huì dòng luàn.
  The government did its best to avoid social turmoil.