in disorder; higgledy-piggledy
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
lying this way and that; in disorder; at sixes and sevens
Used to describe objects placed in a messy, crisscross manner. Often implies neglect or lack of organization.
Jǐ几
tiáo条
pò破
bǎn板
dèng凳
héng横
dǎo倒
shù竖
wāi歪
de地
fàng放
zài在
wū屋
zi子
lǐ里
。
Several broken benches were lying around in disorder in the room.
Cāng仓
kù库
lǐ里
de的
xiāng箱
zi子
héng横
dǎo倒
shù竖
wāi歪
，
méi没
rén人
zhěng整
lǐ理
。
The boxes in the warehouse were scattered about in a mess, with no one organizing them.
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Tā他
hē喝
duō多
le了
，
héng横
dǎo倒
shù竖
wāi歪
de地
tǎng躺
zài在
shā沙
fā发
shàng上
。
He drank too much and was lying sprawled across the sofa.
Fēng风
chuī吹
dǎo倒
le了
lí篱
ba笆
，
héng横
dǎo倒
shù竖
wāi歪
de地
duī堆
zài在
qiáng墙
jiǎo角
。
The wind blew down the fence, leaving it piled up higgledy-piggledy in the corner.