杂乱 (zá luàn) — in a mess; chaotic; disorderly
Definition
A formal adjective for a cluttered, disorderly state (rooms, papers, thoughts) — stronger and more written than 乱, which is the everyday word for 'messy'. Often modifies nouns directly (杂乱的房间) or takes 地 before a verb.
in a messchaoticdisorderly
Examples
- 杂乱，。Zhè ge fáng jiān tài zá luàn le, xū yào shōu shi yí xià.This room is too messy; it needs to be cleaned up.
- 杂乱。Tā de zhuō shàng duī mǎn le zá luàn de zhǐ zhāng.His desk is piled with chaotic papers.
- 杂乱。Yuàn zi lǐ zá luàn dì duī fàng zhe gè zhǒng zá wù.All kinds of clutter are haphazardly piled up in the yard.
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