动乱
dòng luàn
Pinyin

Definition

动乱
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dòng luàn
  1. turmoil
  2. upheaval
  3. unrest

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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)
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
luàn shì
  1. 1 the world in chaos
  2. 2 troubled times
  3. 3 (in Buddhism) the mortal world
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
dòng zuò
  1. 1 movement
  2. 2 motion
  3. 3 action
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
dòng lì
  1. 1 motive power
  2. 2 force
  3. 3 (fig.) motivation
  4. 4 impetus
dòng màn
  1. 1 cartoons and comics
  2. 2 animes and mangas
  3. 3 cartoon (animated movie)
  4. 4 anime
dòng wù
  1. 1 animal
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī],群[qún],個|个[gè]
xīn dòng
  1. 1 heartbeat
  2. 2 heart rate
  3. 3 (fig.) emotionally affected
  4. 4 aroused (of desire, emotion, interest etc)
gǎn dòng
  1. 1 to move (sb)
  2. 2 to touch (sb emotionally)
  3. 3 moving
huó dòng
  1. 1 to exercise
  2. 2 to move about
  3. 3 to operate
  4. 4 to use connections (personal influence)
  5. 5 loose
  6. 6 shaky
  7. 7 active
  8. 8 movable
  9. 9 activity
  10. 10 campaign
  11. 11 maneuver
  12. 12 behavior
  13. 13 CL:項|项[xiàng],個|个[gè]
jī dòng
  1. 1 to move emotionally
  2. 2 to stir up (emotions)
  3. 3 to excite
yí dòng
  1. 1 to move
  2. 2 movement
  3. 3 migration
  4. 4 mobile
  5. 5 portable
zì dòng
  1. 1 automatic
  2. 2 voluntarily
xíng dòng
  1. 1 operation
  2. 2 action
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
  4. 4 to move about
  5. 5 mobile
chōng dòng
  1. 1 to have an urge
  2. 2 to be impetuous
  3. 3 impulse
  4. 4 urge
yùn dòng
  1. 1 to move
  2. 2 to exercise
  3. 3 sports
  4. 4 exercise
  5. 5 motion
  6. 6 movement
  7. 7 campaign
  8. 8 CL:場|场[chǎng]
yī dòng bù dòng
  1. 1 motionless
yī jǔ yī dòng
  1. 1 every movement
  2. 2 each and every move
bù dòng
  1. 1 motionless

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)
兵荒马乱
bīng huāng mǎ luàn
  1. 1 soldiers munity and troops rebel (idiom); turmoil and chaos of war
兵马未动,粮草先行
bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng
  1. 1 before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
  2. 2 an army marches on its stomach
凌乱不堪
líng luàn bù kān
  1. 1 in a terrible mess (idiom)
动人心魄
dòng rén xīn pò
  1. 1 (idiom) breathtaking
  2. 2 deeply affecting
动见观瞻
dòng jiàn guān zhān
  1. 1 to be watched closely (idiom)
动辄得咎
dòng zhé dé jiù
  1. 1 faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right
动魄惊心
dòng pò jīng xīn
  1. 1 shaking one to the core (idiom); extremely disturbing
  2. 2 shattering
  3. 3 hair-raising
原封不动
yuán fēng bù dòng
  1. 1 sticking unmoving to the original (idiom); not an iota changed
  2. 2 untouched
唯恐天下不乱
wéi kǒng tiān xià bù luàn
  1. 1 to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom)
地动山摇
dì dòng shān yáo
  1. 1 the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle
大动干戈
dà dòng gān gē
  1. 1 to go to war (idiom)
  2. 2 to make a big fuss over sth
天花乱坠
tiān huā luàn zhuì
  1. 1 lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. extravagant embellishments
  3. 3 hype
娓娓动听
wěi wěi dòng tīng
  1. 1 to speak in a pleasant and captivating manner (idiom)
小不忍则乱大谋
xiǎo bù rěn zé luàn dà móu
  1. 1 (idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience
心乱如麻
xīn luàn rú má
  1. 1 one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom); confused
  2. 2 disconcerted
  3. 3 upset

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.