make trouble; create a disturbance (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
搗亂
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
他们在课堂上捣乱，影响了其他同学的学习。 tāmen zài kètáng shàng dǎoluàn, yǐngxiǎngle qítā tóngxué de xuéxí. - They were causing trouble in class, affecting other students' learning.
请不要在这里捣乱。 qǐng bùyào zài zhèlǐ dǎoluàn. - Please do not cause trouble here.
这种行为属于无理捣乱。 zhè zhǒng xíngwéi shǔyú wúlǐ dǎoluàn. - Such behavior constitutes unreasonable troublemaking.
他们的目的只是为了捣乱。 tāmen de mùdì zhǐshì wèile dǎoluàn. - Their only purpose is to cause trouble.
这个学生常常在课堂上捣乱。 zhège xuéshēng chángcháng zài kètáng shàng dǎoluàn. - This student often causes trouble in class.
Characters
乱 luàn - chaotic | HSK 4
捣 dǎo - to pound with a pestle; to harass, to disturb; to assault |