捣 dǎo
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 岛 island
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
捣乱
dǎoluàn
to make trouble; to disrupt
Characters in this word
乱 luàn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 乚 — secret, hidden, mysterious
Example phrases
- 会议刚进入关键议程，几名抗议者就在门口高声捣乱。 Huìyì gāng jìnrù guānjiàn yìchéng, jǐ míng kàngyìzhě jiù zài ménkǒu gāoshēng dǎoluàn. Just as the meeting entered its key agenda, several protesters began loudly disrupting things at the door.
- 小猫在桌子上捣乱，把杯子都碰倒了。 Xiǎo māo zài zhuōzi shàng dǎoluàn, bǎ bēizi dōu pèngdǎo le. The kitten made mischief on the table and knocked all the cups over.
- 别在这儿捣乱，大人们正在工作呢。 Bié zài zhèr dǎoluàn, dàrenmen zhèngzài gōngzuò ne. Don't make trouble here; the adults are working.
Related words
- 乱 luàn messy; chaotic
- 混乱 hùnluàn chaotic, disorderly
- 胡乱 húluàn randomly; carelessly; without order
- 胡思乱想 húsīluànxiǎng to indulge in wild thoughts; to let one's imagination run away
- 慌乱 huāngluàn panicked; flustered; in disorder
- 乱七八糟 luànqībāzāo in a complete mess; all in disorder
- 忙乱 mángluàn flustered; in a hurried mess
- 扰乱 rǎoluàn to disrupt; to disturb
- 骚乱 sāoluàn disturbance; riot; unrest
- 紊乱 wěnluàn disordered; chaotic
- 杂乱无章 záluànwúzhāng disorderly; chaotic
- 碍事 àishì to be in the way; obstructive; inconvenient