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乱叫 (luàn jiào) — to yell or shout randomly, without restraint; (of animals) to bark noisily or continuously

Definition

乱叫 (luàn jiào) means to yell or bark noisily and without restraint — a separable verb emphasizing disorder and disturbance. Split it as 叫…叫得乱 to describe the manner of the noise.

verb
to yell or shout randomlywithout restraint(of animals) to bark noisily or continuously

Examples

  • 乱叫，。
    Bié zài tú shū guǎn lǐ luàn jiào, yǐng xiǎng bié rén xué xí.
    Don't yell randomly in the library — it affects others' study.
  • 乱叫，。
    Nà zhī gǒu yì zhěng wǎn dōu zài luàn jiào, chǎo dé wǒ shuì bù zháo.
    That dog barked all night, making it impossible for me to sleep.
  • 乱叫，。
    Tā hē zuì le jiù dào chù luàn jiào, zhēn ràng rén tǎo yàn.
    When he's drunk he yells everywhere — it's really annoying.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

乱luànrandomly/disorder
叫jiàocall/yell

“乱” (randomly) and “叫” (call) describe shouting or barking without order.

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.

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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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
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
丩
丩jiū叫jiào
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

叫 shows a mouth 口 and a sound part 丩. The mouth fits the old sense of shouting.

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Communication & Speech

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