| 1 | 乱 | 亂 | luàn | luan4 | in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder; upheaval; riot; illicit sexual relations; to throw into disorder; to mix up; indiscriminate; random; arbitrary | | |
| 2 | 混乱 | 混亂 | hùn luàn | hun4 luan4 | confusion; chaos; disorder | | |
| 3 | 扰乱 | 擾亂 | rǎo luàn | rao3 luan4 | to disturb; to perturb; to harass | | |
| 4 | 紊乱 | 紊亂 | wěn luàn | wen3 luan4 | disorder; chaos | | |
| 5 | 慌乱 | 慌亂 | huāng luàn | huang1 luan4 | frenetic; hurried | | |
| 6 | 捣乱 | 搗亂 | dǎo luàn | dao3 luan4 | to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally | | |
| 7 | 动乱 | 動亂 | dòng luàn | dong4 luan4 | turmoil; upheaval; unrest | | |
| 8 | 杂乱 | 雜亂 | zá luàn | za2 luan4 | in a mess; in a jumble; chaotic | | |
| 9 | 拨乱反正 | 撥亂反正 | bō luàn fǎn zhèng | bo1 luan4 fan3 zheng4 | bring order out of chaos; set to rights things which have been thrown into disorder | | |
| 10 | 眼花缭乱 | 眼花繚亂 | yǎn huā liáo luàn | yan3 hua1 liao2 luan4 | to be dazzled | | |
| 11 | 方寸大乱 | 方寸大亂 | fāng cùn dà luàn | fang1 cun4 da4 luan4 | (idiom) to become agitated; to get worked up | | |
| 12 | 太平天国之乱 | 太平天國之亂 | tài píng tiān guó zhī luàn | Tai4 ping2 Tian1 guo2 zhi1 Luan4 | Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864), which ultimately failed but caused massive upheaval and weakened the Qing dynasty | | |
| 13 | 小不忍则乱大谋 | 小不忍則亂大謀 | xiǎo bù rěn zé luàn dà móu | xiao3 bu4 ren3 ze2 luan4 da4 mou2 | (idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience | | |
| 14 | 犯上作乱 | 犯上作亂 | fàn shàng zuò luàn | fan4 shang4 zuo4 luan4 | to rebel against the emperor (idiom) | | |
| 15 | 烦乱 | 煩亂 | fán luàn | fan2 luan4 | anxious; agitated | | |
| 16 | 猖乱 | 猖亂 | chāng luàn | chang1 luan4 | wild and disorderly | | |
| 17 | 作乱 | 作亂 | zuò luàn | zuo4 luan4 | to start a rebellion; to rise in revolt | | |
| 18 | 粗服乱头 | 粗服亂頭 | cū fú luàn tóu | cu1 fu2 luan4 tou2 | coarse clothes and tangled hair; to not care about one's appearance (idiom) | | |
| 19 | 步履紊乱 | 步履紊亂 | bù lǚ wěn luàn | bu4 lu:3 wen3 luan4 | to be in complete disorder | | |
| 20 | 病急乱投医 | 病急亂投醫 | bìng jí luàn tóu yī | bing4 ji2 luan4 tou2 yi1 | lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom); fig. to try anyone or anything in a crisis | | |
| 21 | 兵乱 | 兵亂 | bīng luàn | bing1 luan4 | confusion of war; turmoil of war | | |
| 22 | 兵荒马乱 | 兵荒馬亂 | bīng huāng mǎ luàn | bing1 huang1 ma3 luan4 | soldiers munity and troops rebel (idiom); turmoil and chaos of war | | |
| 23 | 变乱不测 | 變亂不測 | biàn luàn bù cè | bian4 luan4 bu4 ce4 | Sudden disaster rises out of nowhere. (idiom) | | |
| 24 | 变乱 | 變亂 | biàn luàn | bian4 luan4 | turmoil; social upheaval | | |
| 25 | 暴乱 | 暴亂 | bào luàn | bao4 luan4 | riot; rebellion; revolt | | |