扰乱
rǎoluàn
to disturb, to throw into disorder
Part of speech · verb
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Examples
- 噪音扰乱了我的思路。The noise disrupted my train of thought.
- 谣言扰乱了社会秩序。Rumors disrupted public order.
Collocations
扰乱秩序扰乱市场扰乱思路扰乱治安
Mnemonic
扰 rǎo "to disturb" + 乱 luàn "chaotic, to disorder": to stir into chaos, i.e. to disrupt, to disturb. Korean renders it as "to disrupt, throw into disorder". Throwing order, a market or thought into confusion (扰乱秩序 to disrupt order). 扰 means "to disturb" (打扰 to bother, 干扰 to interfere); 乱 means "chaotic" (混乱 chaos). A negative verb close to a synonym compound.
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干扰搅乱骚扰破坏
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