throw into confusion; be in a mess
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to be thrown into disorder; to become chaotic
dialectA dialectal term (marked as 〈方〉), commonly used in spoken Mandarin to describe situations where plans, order, or systems break down.
Yuán原
dìng定
de的
jì计
huà划
bèi被
dǎ打
luàn乱
le了
，
xiàn现
zài在
quán全
luàn乱
tào套
le了
。
The original plan was disrupted, and now everything is in complete chaos.
Yào要
shì是
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
chí迟
dào到
，
zhěng整
gè个
huì会
yì议
liú流
chéng程
jiù就
luàn乱
tào套
le了
。
If everyone is late, the entire meeting schedule will be thrown into confusion.
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Tā他
zǒu走
le了
yǐ以
hòu后
，
bàn办
gōng公
shì室
de的
gōng工
zuò作
ān安
pái排
jiù就
luàn乱
tào套
le了
。
After he left, the work arrangements in the office became a total mess.