捣乱 meaning in English

dǎoluàn

to disturb; to look for trouble

HSK 7-9Traditional 搗亂17 strokes

Meaning of 捣乱

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dǎoluàn
  1. to disturb
  2. to look for trouble
  3. to stir up a row
  4. to bother sb intentionally

Stroke order for each character

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捣 dǎo · to thresh · 10 strokes

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  10. 10

乱 luàn · in confusion or disorder · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 捣乱.

混乱hùnluànconfused; chaotic; disorderly
乱七八糟luànqībāzāo(idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled
扰乱rǎoluànto disturb; to perturb
胡思乱想húsī-luànxiǎng(idiom) to indulge in flights of fancy; to let one's imagination run wild
骚乱sāoluàndisturbance; riot; to create a disturbance
霍乱huòluàncholera
紊乱wěnluàndisorder; chaos
慌乱huāngluànfrenetic; hurried
忙乱mángluànrushed and muddled
杂乱无章záluàn-wúzhāngdisordered and in a mess (idiom); all mixed up and chaotic
乱来luànláito act recklessly; to mess around
乱动luàndòngto fiddle with; to tamper with

Questions about 捣乱

What does 捣乱 mean?

捣乱 (dǎoluàn) means "to disturb; to look for trouble".

How do you write 捣乱?

捣乱 is made of 2 characters: 捣 (10 strokes), 乱 (7 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 捣乱 an HSK word?

Yes. 捣乱 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 捣乱 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 捣乱 is written 搗亂.