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title: "Hunluan Meaning: 混乱 (hùnluàn) Means “chaotic”"
description: "混乱 (traditional 混亂, hùnluàn) means “chaotic; confused; chaos; disorder”. Hear its tones, see what 混 and 乱 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hunluan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 混乱 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

混乱 hùnluàn

## chaotic; confused; chaos; disorder

## Its characters

1. 混 hùn muddled
2. 乱 luàn disorderly

## In a sentence

他的房间总是很混乱。 His room is always chaotic.

在这场大**混乱**里，真正一步一步强大起来的，是那个给关羽倒热酒的人——曹操。

From [三英战吕布 · Three Heroes Fight Lü Bu](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/three-heroes-fight-lu-bu-three-kingdoms-intermediate-chinese-3#library-word-950-952)

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## More words with 混 or 乱

- [混合 hùnhé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hunhe)

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