杂乱无章 (zá luàn wú zhāng) — (idiom) in a state of chaos; disorganized and messy
Definition
A written/literary idiom for chaos and disorder. More formal than the spoken 乱七八糟; 一塌糊涂 is more emphatic ('a total shambles').
idiom
in a state of chaosdisorganized and messy
Examples
- 杂乱无章，。Tā de shū zhuō zá luàn wú zhāng, wén jiàn duī dé dào chù dōu shì.His desk is a mess, with papers piled up everywhere.
- 杂乱无章，。Zhè piān wén zhāng sī lù zá luàn wú zhāng, xū yào chóng xīn zhěng lǐ.The logic of this article is all over the place; it needs to be reorganized.
- 杂乱无章，。Jí shì shàng tān wèi zá luàn wú zhāng, hěn nán zhǎo dào xiǎng mǎi de dōng xī.The stalls at the market are in complete disorder, making it hard to find what you want to buy.
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