搅乱

Traditional (Taiwan): 攪亂

jiǎoluàn ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄨㄢˋ

    • to disrupt
    • to throw into disorder

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 扰乱 rǎoluàn
    • 扰乱秩序 disrupt order
    • 扰乱思路 disrupt one's train of thought
  • 捣乱 dǎoluàn
    • 捣乱分子 troublemaker
    • 从中捣乱 make trouble from within

Telling them apart

All three mean to cause disorder, in increasing strength. 搅乱 is the mildest, simply stirring things into a mess. 扰乱 implies disturbing something so it becomes disordered or uneasy, as in 扰乱秩序. 捣乱 suggests deliberately making trouble or sabotaging, and is the harshest of the three.

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