混沌
hùn​dùn

chaotic

混沌 hùn​dùn
chaotic adjective
Describing a situation or state that is confused, disorganized, or lacking clarity

目前的局势非常混沌，很难预测未来的走向。

mù​qián de jú​shì fēi​cháng hùn​dùn, hěn nán yù​cè wèi​lái de zǒu​xiàng.

The current situation is very chaotic, making it difficult to predict future trends.

primal chaos adjective
The original state of the universe according to Chinese mythology

传说在盘古开天辟地之前，宇宙是一片混沌。

chuán​shuō zài Pán​gǔ kāi​tiān​pì​dì zhī​qián, yǔ​zhòu shì yī piàn hùn​dùn.

Legend has it that before Pangu separated heaven and earth, the universe was a mass of chaos.

muddle-headed adjective
Describing a person who is confused, simple-minded, or lacking mental focus

他这些年过得十分混沌，完全没有明确的人生目标。

tā zhè​xiē nián guò de shí​fēn hùn​dùn, wán​quán méi​yǒu míng​què de rén​shēng mù​biāo.

He has lived a muddled life these past few years, with no clear goals at all.

Frequency
Movie subtitles
2.35 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
4.94 per million

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Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)