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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

弄乱

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nòng luàn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Jumble/ˈdʒʌm.bəl/
verbnounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他不小心把桌上的文件弄乱了。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To mix things up in a confused or untidy way.

    "She accidentally jumbled all the papers on the desk."
As noun
  1. 1

    An untidy collection or pile of things.

    "The drawer was a jumble of old receipts, pens, and paperclips."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Originating in the late 14th century, the word likely derives from frequentative formations related to Middle English verbs meaning to shake or agitate. Over time, the semantic scope shifted from physical agitation and mixing to the disordered, confused arrangement of objects or ideas.

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