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Character · Adjective

chaotic; primordial; confused

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Meanings

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1.

adjective

chaotic; primordial; confused; muddled

literary

Primarily used in the compound 混沌 (hùndùn) to describe the primordial state of the universe before creation, or a state of mental confusion and disorder.

Yǔ宇
zhòu宙
zuì最
chū初
shì是
yī一
piàn片
hùn混
dùn沌
 。

The universe was originally a state of primordial chaos.

Tā他
de的
nǎo脑
zi子
lǐ里
yī一
piàn片
hùn混
dùn沌
 ，
shén什
me么
yě也
xiǎng想
bù不
qǐ起
lái来
 。

His mind was in a state of chaos, unable to recall anything.

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Zhè这
gè个
gù故
shi事
miáo描
huì绘
le了
tiān天
dì地
hùn混
dùn沌
chū初
kāi开
de的
qíng情
jǐng景
 。

This story depicts the scene when heaven and earth first emerged from primordial chaos.