乱麻 (luàn má): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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乱麻
乱麻 (luàn má): Tangled hemp (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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乱 • luàn • chaotic • HSK 2.0 L4
HSK 4
luàn
乱
chaotic
麻 • má • numb, tingling; pockmarked; troublesome • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
má
麻
numb, tingling; pockmarked; troublesome
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 乱麻.
Words with
乱
扰乱
rǎo luàn
harass; disturb; cause havoc
捣乱
dǎo luàn
make trouble; create a disturbance
混乱
hùn luàn
confusion
胡乱
hú luàn
carelessly; casually; at random
忙乱
máng luàn
Chaotic / Bustling
慌乱
huāng luàn
Panic-stricken / Confused
紊乱
wěn luàn
disorder / chaos
骚乱
sāo luàn
Riot / Turmoil
Words with
麻
麻烦
má fan
hassle; to trouble somebody
麻木
má mù
numb
麻痹
má bì
paralysis; palsy
麻醉
má zuì
anaesthesia; narcosis
芝麻
zhī ma
Sesame
麻将
má jiàng
Mahjong
麻辣
má là
Numbingly spicy / Numbingly hot
亚麻
yà má
flax; linen
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Example Sentences with 乱麻
Tā
他
de
的
sī
思
xù
绪
xiàng
像
yī
一
tuán
团
luàn
乱
má
麻
。
His thoughts are like a tangled mess.
Zhè
这
jiàn
件
shì
事
tài
太
fù
复
zá
杂
le
了
，
jiǎn
简
zhí
直
shì
是
yī
一
tuán
团
luàn
乱
má
麻
，
lǐ
理
bù
不
qīng
清
tóu
头
xù
绪
。
This matter is too complicated, it's a complete mess with no clear thread.
