乱七八糟 (亂七八糟)
luàn qī bā zāo
Pinyin
Definition
乱七八糟 (亂七八糟)
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- everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess
- at sixes and sevens
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
七手八脚
- 1 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
七扭八歪
- 1 misshapen
- 2 crooked
- 3 uneven (idiom)
七窍生烟
- 1 lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
- 2 fig. to seethe with anger
七零八落
- 1 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
三七二十一
- 1 three sevens are twenty-one (idiom)
- 2 the facts of the matter
- 3 the actual situation
Sample Sentences
你的头发乱七八糟。
Your hair is in a hideous mess.
你的房间乱七八糟。
Your room is in a hideous mess.
乱七八糟
In a hideous mess.
妈妈整个月不在家,家里乱七八糟。
My mum hasn't been home for a whole month, the house is a total mess.
乱七八糟
extremely messy
一点安全意识都没有。你看看这房子,到处都是安全隐患。你看这电线,拉得乱七八糟的,很容易短路,引发火灾。还有这过道,本来就窄,还堆了这么多杂物,万一发生火灾,你们怎么逃啊?
You don't have a clue about safety. Look at this room, there are dangers to your safety everywhere. Look at these power lines stretched every which way. It's easy for them to short circuit and cause a fire. And look at this passageway. It was narrow to begin with and there's so much junk piled up. If there's a fire, how will you get out?
哎呀,现在生意难做啊。现在人力成本年年涨,乱七八糟的税费又多。好歹Y工厂还是个稳定大客户,傍着他们至少能把生意维持下去。
Come on, nowadays business is difficult. Now labor costs are going up every year, and there are more and more of all these taxes. Besides, Y Factory is still a stable, big client, relying on them, at least we can continue to sustain our business.
哎,这个健身房乱七八糟的,以后我们去别家吧。
Yeah, this gym is really messy. Let's go to a different one in the future.
最近乱七八糟的事情一大堆。
Recently there has been a pile-up of messy incidents.
孩子一回家,就把家里搞得乱七八糟。
As soon as the kids get home, they make the house a complete mess.