乱luànin confusion or disorder

1. 1.

   in confusion or disorderadjective

2. 2.

   randomadverb

• 乱in confusion or disorder

乱 can follow 很 when a place is in disorder, and it can come before a verb to mean randomly, as in 乱放.

1. HSK 1

   我的房间很乱。

   Wǒ de fángjiān hěn luàn.

   My room is in disorder.

2. HSK 1

   桌子上的东西很乱。

   Zhuōzi shàng de dōngxi hěn luàn.

   The things on the table are in disorder.

3. HSK 3

   不要乱放书。

   Búyào luàn fàng shū.

   Don't put books down randomly.

4. HSK 3

   他昨天乱放了衣服。

   Tā zuótiān luàn fàng le yīfu.

   He put the clothes down randomly yesterday.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你的房间怎么这么乱？

   Nǐ de fángjiān zěnme zhème luàn?

   Why is your room so messy?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   这几天太忙了，没时间放好东西。

   Zhè jǐ tiān tài máng le, méi shíjiān fàng hǎo dōngxi.

   I've been too busy these days and haven't had time to put things away.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   书都在床上，你晚上怎么睡觉？

   Shū dōu zài chuáng shàng, nǐ wǎnshang zěnme shuìjiào?

   The books are all on the bed. How do you sleep at night?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   我睡椅子上。周末我一定放好。

   Wǒ shuì yǐzi shàng. Zhōumò wǒ yídìng fàng hǎo.

   I sleep on the chair. This weekend I'll definitely put everything away.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我的房间很___。(My room is in disorder.)

   A乱B双C边
2. 2.Which sentence means "Don't put books down randomly"?

   A不要乱放书。B我在家。C他很大。
3. 3.Fill in the blank: 桌子上的东西很___。(The things on the table are in disorder.)

   A乱B词C城市

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Related words

• 房间fáng jiānroomHSK 1
• 东西dōng xithing; stuff; personHSK 1
• 床chuángbed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on)HSK 2
• 书shūbookHSK 1
• 衣服yī fuclothesHSK 1
• 忙mángbusyHSK 1

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