Writing
混乱 (hùn luàn) — how to say "chaos" in Chinese
混乱
Chaos, confusion, disorder
adjective
Character composition
混
to mix, to confuse
乱
disorder, chaos
Radicals / Keys
水
Water
#85 · shuǐ · 4 strokes
乙
Second
#5 · yǐ · 1 stroke
Collocations
一片混乱
yī piàn hùn luàn
a complete mess
交通混乱
jiāo tōng hùn luàn
traffic chaos
陷入混乱
xiàn rù hùn luàn
fall into chaos
Examples
交通混乱导致我们迟到了很久。
The traffic chaos caused us to be very late.
这里很混乱。
It's total chaos here.
Frequently asked questions
Chaos in Chinese meaning
"chaos" in Chinese is 混乱 (hùn luàn).
混乱 meaning in English
混乱 (hùn luàn) means "Chaos, confusion, disorder".
How is 混乱 pronounced?
It is pronounced hùn luàn (written as hun luan, hunluan). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Chinese character for chaos
It is written 混乱: 混 has 11 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 混乱?
混乱 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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