Writing
胡乱 (hú luàn) — how to say "carelessly" in Chinese
胡乱
Carelessly, arbitrarily
adverb
Character composition
胡
careless, barbarous
乱
disorder, chaos
Radicals / Keys
肉
Meat
#130 · ròu · 6 strokes
乙
Second
#5 · yǐ · 1 stroke
Collocations
胡乱花钱
hú luàn huā qián
spend money recklessly
胡乱猜测
hú luàn cāi cè
guess randomly
胡乱说话
hú luàn shuō huà
talk nonsense
Examples
他胡乱吃了早饭就去上班了。
He ate breakfast carelessly and then went to work.
他胡乱写作业。
He does his homework carelessly.
Frequently asked questions
Carelessly meaning in Chinese
"carelessly" in Chinese is 胡乱 (hú luàn).
What does 胡乱 mean in English?
胡乱 (hú luàn) means "Carelessly, arbitrarily".
How is 胡乱 pronounced?
It is pronounced hú luàn (written as hu luan, huluan). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "carelessly" in Chinese characters?
It is written 胡乱: 胡 has 9 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 胡乱?
胡乱 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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