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打乱 (dǎ luàn) — to disrupt, to throw into disarray, to mess up

Definition

A transitive verb meaning 'to throw into disarray / disrupt' a plan, order, or rhythm. Takes a 直接宾语 directly (打乱计划), unlike 弄乱, which is more colloquial and works on physical messes too.

verb
to disruptto throw into disarrayto mess up

Examples

  • 打乱。
    Tū rán de bào yǔ dǎ luàn le wǒ men de lǚ xíng jì huà.
    The sudden rainstorm disrupted our travel plans.
  • 打乱。
    Nǐ bié dǎ luàn wǒ de gōng zuò jié zòu.
    Don't disrupt my work rhythm.
  • 打乱。
    Zhè ge yì wài wán quán dǎ luàn le yuán yǒu de ān pái.
    This accident completely upset the original arrangement.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

打dǎstrike
乱luàndisorder

打 means to strike and 乱 means disorder, giving the sense of striking something into disorder.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
丁
丁dīng打dǎ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

打 uses 扌, a hand, to show an action done with the hand, and 丁 to give the sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 亂; 乱 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
乚Written in full as乙yǐ
Sound part声符shēngfú
𤔔
𤔔𤔔亂luàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 亂 contains 𤔔, a drawing of combing tangled threads, and 乙; the simplified 乱 is only a later shorthand, not the historical shape.

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