miscellaneous; jumbled; disorganized
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadjective
jumbled; messy; disorganized; lacking order
informalUsed to describe writing, speech, or things that are poorly organized and incoherent. Often implies a collection of various, unrelated items thrown together haphazardly.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
xiě写
de得
tài太
lā拉
zá杂
，
shǐ使
rén人
bù不
dé得
yào要
lǐng领
。
This article is written in such a jumbled way that it's hard to grasp the main point.
Wǒ我
lā拉
lā拉
zá杂
zá杂
tán谈
le了
zhè这
xiē些
，
qǐng请
dà大
jiā家
zhǐ指
jiào教
。
I've talked about these things in a rather rambling way; please offer your advice.
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Tā他
de的
bào报
gào告
nèi内
róng容
lā拉
zá杂
，
tīng听
zhòng众
dōu都
tīng听
de得
bú不
nài耐
fán烦
le了
。
His presentation was so disorganized that the audience grew impatient.
Zhè这
běn本
shū书
de的
biān编
pái排
yǒu有
diǎn点
lā拉
zá杂
，
bù不
róng容
yì易
zhǎo找
dào到
zhòng重
diǎn点
。
The arrangement of this book is a bit messy, making it hard to find the key points.
Bié别
bǎ把
lā拉
zá杂
de的
dōng东
xī西
dōu都
sāi塞
jìn进
xiāng箱
zi子
lǐ里
。
Don't cram all that miscellaneous junk into the suitcase.