动乱 (動亂)
dòng luàn
Pinyin

Definition

动乱 (動亂)
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dòng luàn
  1. turmoil
  2. upheaval
  3. unrest

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

主动
zhǔ dòng
  1. 1 to take the initiative
  2. 2 to do sth of one's own accord
  3. 3 spontaneous
  4. 4 active
  5. 5 opposite: passive 被動|被动[bèi dòng]
  6. 6 drive (of gears and shafts etc)
乱
luàn
  1. 1 in confusion or disorder
  2. 2 in a confused state of mind
  3. 3 disorder
  4. 4 upheaval
  5. 5 riot
  6. 6 illicit sexual relations
  7. 7 to throw into disorder
  8. 8 to mix up
  9. 9 indiscriminate
  10. 10 random
  11. 11 arbitrary
乱世
luàn shì
  1. 1 the world in chaos
  2. 2 troubled times
  3. 3 (in Buddhism) the mortal world
动
dòng
  1. 1 (of sth) to move
  2. 2 to set in movement
  3. 3 to displace
  4. 4 to touch
  5. 5 to make use of
  6. 6 to stir (emotions)
  7. 7 to alter
  8. 8 abbr. for 動詞|动词[dòng cí], verb
动作
dòng zuò
  1. 1 movement
  2. 2 motion
  3. 3 action
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (20)

一言一动
yī yán yī dòng
  1. 1 (one's) every word and deed (idiom)
不动声色
bù dòng shēng sè
  1. 1 not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected
  2. 2 not batting an eyelid
乱七八糟
luàn qī bā zāo
  1. 1 everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess
  2. 2 at sixes and sevens
乱臣贼子
luàn chén zéi zǐ
  1. 1 rebels and traitors (idiom)
  2. 2 general term for scoundrel
伤筋动骨
shāng jīn dòng gǔ
  1. 1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我们做生意讲求的是稳定。非洲国家三天两头地打仗，今天来个埃及动乱，明天来个利比亚反政府运动，我们还怎么做生意？连员工的生命安全都得不到保证。
wǒmen zuò shēngyi jiǎngqiú de shì wěndìng 。fēizhōu guójiā sāntiānliǎngtóu de dǎzhàng ，jīntiān lái ge āijí dòngluàn ，míngtiān lái ge Lìbǐyà fǎn zhèngfǔyùn dòng ，wǒmen hái zěnme zuò shēngyi ？lián yuángōng de shēngmìng ānquán dōu débudào bǎozhèng 。
The thing we stress most when doing business is stability. African countries have wars almost every day. Today Egypt is in turmoil, tomorrow Libya has a movement against its government; how are we supposed to do business? Even the safety of our employees' lives isn't guaranteed.
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