in a mess; chaotic; at sixes and sevens
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadjective
in a complete mess; chaotic; higgledy-piggledy
informalUsed to describe physical spaces, situations, states of mind, or abstract things that are extremely disorderly. It's a very common and vivid colloquial expression.
Gǎo稿
zi子
tú涂
gǎi改
dé得
luàn乱
qī七
bā八
zāo糟
，
hěn很
duō多
zì字
dōu都
kàn看
bu不
qīng清
chu楚
。
The manuscript was revised into such a mess that many words were illegible.
Tā他
yuè越
xiǎng想
yuè越
méi没
zhǔ主
yì意
，
xīn心
lǐ里
luàn乱
qī七
bā八
zāo糟
de的
。
The more he thought about it, the more clueless he became, and his mind was in utter turmoil.
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Hái孩
zi子
men们
bǎ把
fáng房
jiān间
nòng弄
dé得
luàn乱
qī七
bā八
zāo糟
。
The kids made a complete mess of the room.
Zhè这
ge个
jì计
huà划
luàn乱
qī七
bā八
zāo糟
，
gēn根
běn本
xíng行
bu不
tōng通
。
This plan is a total mess and simply won't work.
Bié别
bǎ把
shì事
qing情
xiǎng想
dé得
nà那
me么
luàn乱
qī七
bā八
zāo糟
，
wǒ我
men们
yī一
bù步
yī一
bù步
lái来
。
Don't think of things as such a complicated mess; let's take it step by step.