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in confusion or disorder / in a confused state of mind / disorder / upheaval / riot / illicit sexual relations / to throw into disorder / to mix up / indiscriminate / random / arbitrary
HSK 3
confused; chaotic; disorderly
HSK 6
disorder / chaos
HSK 7-9
cholera
HSK 7-9
disturbance; riot / to create a disturbance
HSK 7-9
disordered and in a mess (idiom); all mixed up and chaotic
HSK 7-9
(idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled
HSK 7-9
to disturb / to look for trouble / to stir up a row / to bother sb intentionally
HSK 7-9
to disturb / to perturb / to harass
HSK 7-9
to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom) / to let one's imagination run wild
HSK 7-9
frenetic / hurried
HSK 7-9
rushed and muddled
HSK 7-9
promiscuous
An-Shi Rebellion (755-763) of 安祿山|安禄山 and 史思明, a catastrophic setback for Tang dynasty
mojibake (nonsense characters displayed when software fails to render text according to its intended character encoding)
disturbance / trouble
in disorder / deranged (mentally)
to act recklessly / to mess around
armed rebellion
chaos of war
to fiddle with / to tamper with / to meddle with / to move randomly / to flail about
turmoil / upheaval / unrest
hysterical
dirty and disordered / in a mess
the world in chaos / troubled times / (in Buddhism) the mortal world
careless / reckless / casually / absent-mindedly / at will / at random / any old how
in disorder / messy / Taiwan pr. [san4 luan4]
lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom) / fig. extravagant embellishments; hype
babbling nonsense (idiom); crazy and unfounded ravings / double Dutch
numerous and disorderly
(coll.) to cause trouble for sb / to inconvenience
to rebel; to rise in revolt
chaotic / topsy turvy / a complete mess
to talk drivel; to make irresponsible remarks
lit. heart distracted, thoughts in turmoil (idiom); distraught with anxiety
calamity and chaos / devastating disorder / great turmoil
riot / rebellion / revolt
to spend recklessly / to waste money
dazzled / confused
to violate moral principles; depravity / (esp.) to commit incest; incest
in a mess / upside down
internal disorder / civil strife / civil unrest
to disrupt / to throw into disorder
messy; disarrayed; disheveled
confusion
the whole country in rebellion
to run around all over the place
lit. tangled skein / in a tremendous muddle / confused
to leap and frisk about (idiom); lively / healthy and active
bring order out of chaos / set to rights things which have been thrown into disorder
to flee in disarray / to scatter
(idiom) to act with confusion or in a disorderly manner; flustered
rocks / stones / rubble / riprap
one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom); confused / disconcerted / upset
to be dazzled
to talk nonsense / to behave like a fool
in a great mess / chaotic
to mess up / to mismanage / to bungle / to confuse / to muddle
social upheaval caused by war or famine etc
confused / rattled / flustered
in disorder / a complete mess
lit. to break the law and violate the rules (idiom) / fig. misconduct
rebels and traitors (idiom) / general term for scoundrel
anxious / agitated
in a mess / in a jumble / chaotic
matted (of straw or hair) / unkempt / overgrown / scraggly / thatch
disheveled / tangled
to pass off as genuine / spurious
soldiers munity and troops rebel (idiom); turmoil and chaos of war
to rebel against the emperor (idiom)
glowing with health and vivacity (idiom)
noisy and in disarray / in an uproar
to confuse / to befuddle
to break the rules / to break discipline
dazed / confused / fuddled
tragic disaster / disturbance and bloodshed
rebels
variant of 繚亂|缭乱
turmoil / social upheaval
to corrupt politics
confusion of war / turmoil of war
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fig. restless, because of fear or strong emotions
to rebel / sedition / to delude / confused
insanity
chaos / madness
wild and disorderly
to doodle / graffito / doodle
lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation / cutting the Gordian knot
to throw (sth) without due care; (esp.) to litter
to concoct a cock-and-bull story (idiom) / to make things up
to inconsiderately shout
lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom); fig. to try anyone or anything in a crisis
(coll.) squalid / squalor
to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom)
to discard in the wrong place (cigarette butts etc) / to leave one's things lying around
Li Ji Rebellion in 657-651 BC, where concubine Li Ji tried to throne her son but was eventually defeated by Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公
unmarked burial mound; untended graveyard; mass grave
in a terrible mess (idiom)

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