乱七八糟 mess
Explanation
形容无秩序，无条理，乱得不成样子。
Describes something that is disorderly, unstructured, and chaotic.
Origin Story
小明是一个喜欢把东西乱七八糟堆在一起的孩子。他的房间里堆满了玩具、书本、衣服，几乎没有下脚的地方。妈妈经常批评他，让他整理房间，可是小明总是嫌麻烦，一分钟都待不住。 有一天，小明要去参加朋友的生日派对，可是他找遍了整个房间，也没找到自己的新衣服。原来，他把衣服藏在了一个乱七八糟的玩具堆里。小明急得满头大汗，最后还是妈妈帮他找到了衣服。 经过这次教训，小明终于意识到乱七八糟的坏处，他开始认真整理自己的房间，把每样东西都放在合适的位置。从此，他的房间变得井然有序，再也没有出现乱七八糟的情况了。
Timmy was a boy who liked to leave his things all over the place. His room was packed with toys, books, and clothes, there was hardly any room to stand. His mother often scolded him and asked him to tidy his room, but Timmy always found it too troublesome and couldn't stand it for more than a minute. One day, Timmy was going to a friend's birthday party, but he searched his whole room and couldn't find his new clothes. It turned out that he had hidden his clothes in a pile of toys. Timmy was sweating from the rush and finally his mother found the clothes for him. After this lesson, Timmy finally realized the disadvantages of clutter. He began to organize his room carefully and put everything in its proper place. From then on, his room was tidy and there was no more clutter.
Usage
形容事物杂乱无章，没有条理，乱得不成样子。常用来形容房间、物品、计划、思路、心情等。
Describes something that is chaotic and disorganized, such as a room, items, a plan, thoughts, or feelings.
Examples
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房间里乱七八糟，东西堆得满地都是。
fang jian li luan qi ba zao, dong xi dui de man di dou shi.
The room is a mess, things are piled up all over the place.
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他把所有文件都乱七八糟地扔在桌子上。
ta ba suo you wen jian dou luan qi ba zao di reng zai zhuo zi shang.
He threw all the documents on the table in a mess.
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这个计划乱七八糟，根本无法执行。
zhe ge ji hua luan qi ba zao, gen ben wu fa zhi xing.
This plan is a mess, it's impossible to implement.