乱子 (luàn zǐ) — disturbance, trouble, disorder

Definição

乱子 means 'trouble' or a disturbance — usually a sudden mess-up or incident (e.g. 出了乱子 'something went wrong'). It focuses on the event itself rather than ongoing chaos (which is 混乱).

noun
disturbancetroubledisorder

Exemplos

  • 乱子
    Zuó tiān gōng sī chū le gè dà luàn zǐ, dà jiā dōu máng le yì zhěng tiān.
    A big trouble happened at the company yesterday, and everyone was busy the whole day.
  • 乱子
    Jǐng chá hěn kuài jiù píng xī le zhè chǎng luàn zǐ.
    The police quickly settled this disturbance.
  • 乱子
    Zhè cì luàn zǐ ràng dà jiā xī qǔ le jiào xùn.
    This trouble made everyone learn a lesson.

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