utter chaos; great disturbance; extreme harassment
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
in utter confusion; extreme disturbance and uproar
neutralUsed to describe a situation of extreme chaos and disruption, often caused by people's actions, a noisy event, or an upheaval.
Xiǎo小
hái孩
men们
zài在
wū屋
lǐ里
zhuī追
pǎo跑
dǎ打
nào闹
，
nòng弄
de得
jī鸡
quǎn犬
bù不
níng宁
。
The children were chasing and roughhousing in the house, causing utter chaos.
Lín邻
jū居
jiā家
měi每
wǎn晚
dōu都
kāi开
pài派
duì对
，
yīn音
yuè乐
zhèn震
tiān天
xiǎng响
，
zhēn真
shì是
nào闹
de得
jī鸡
quǎn犬
bù不
níng宁
。
The neighbors have parties every night with blaring music, creating a great disturbance.
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Zhàn战
zhēng争
guò过
hòu后
，
zhěng整
gè个
cūn村
zhuāng庄
bèi被
jiǎo搅
de得
jī鸡
quǎn犬
bù不
níng宁
。
After the war, the whole village was thrown into extreme chaos.
Wèi为
le了
zhǎo找
nà那
zhī只
diū丢
shī失
de的
jiè戒
zhi指
，
tā她
bǎ把
jiā家
lǐ里
fān翻
de得
jī鸡
quǎn犬
bù不
níng宁
。
In her search for the lost ring, she turned the house upside down, causing a huge mess.