Writing
捣乱 (dǎo luàn) — how to say "to cause trouble" in Chinese
捣乱
To cause trouble, to make a disturbance
verb
Character composition
捣
to pound, to stir up
乱
disorder, chaos
Radicals / Keys
手
Hand
#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes
乙
Second
#5 · yǐ · 1 stroke
Collocations
故意捣乱
gù yì dǎo luàn
deliberately make trouble
捣乱分子
dǎo luàn fèn zǐ
troublemaker
Examples
那个孩子在教室里捣乱，老师很生气。
That child caused trouble in the classroom, the teacher was very angry.
别捣乱。
Don't cause trouble.
Frequently asked questions
Cause trouble in Chinese
"to cause trouble" in Chinese is 捣乱 (dǎo luàn).
捣乱 meaning in English
捣乱 (dǎo luàn) means "To cause trouble, to make a disturbance".
How is 捣乱 pronounced?
It is pronounced dǎo luàn (written as dao luan, daoluan). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to cause trouble" in Chinese characters?
It is written 捣乱: 捣 has 10 strokes, 乱 has 7 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 捣乱?
捣乱 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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