in disorder; thrown into chaos
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to be thrown into chaos; to fall into disarray
dialectOriginally a military metaphor, now used more broadly to describe any situation where a group loses order and descends into confusion and panic.
Qiāng枪
shēng声
yī一
xiǎng响
，
dí敌
rén人
luàn乱
yíng营
le了
。
The gunshot rang out and the enemy fell into disarray.
Lǎo老
shī师
gāng刚
zǒu走
kāi开
，
jiào教
shì室
lǐ里
jiù就
luàn乱
le了
yíng营
le了
。
As soon as the teacher stepped away, the classroom descended into chaos.
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Xiāo消
xi息
yī一
chuán传
chū出
，
zhěng整
gè个
gōng公
sī司
dōu都
luàn乱
yíng营
le了
。
As soon as the news spread, the entire company was thrown into chaos.
Shì市
chǎng场
tū突
rán然
bēng崩
pán盘
，
jiāo交
yì易
yuán员
men们
shùn瞬
jiān间
luàn乱
yíng营
。
When the market suddenly crashed, the traders were instantly thrown into disarray.