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A world characterized by disorder, confusion, or lack of clear structure or meaning.
科技发展让世界变得更加混沌,但也带来了无限可能。
Technological advancement makes the world more chaotic, but it also brings infinite possibilities.
战乱使得这个国家的社会秩序陷入混沌。
War has plunged this country into social chaos.
Often used metaphorically to describe complex, unpredictable situations in society, technology, or human relationships.
While '混沌的世界' can describe any chaotic situation, it is often used in abstract or philosophical contexts rather than literal ones (e.g., 'a messy room' would not use this phrase).
Use '混沌的世界' to describe systemic or large-scale chaos (e.g., societal collapse, technological disruption) rather than personal disarray.
The term '混沌' (hùndùn) originates from classical Chinese philosophy, where it referred to the primordial state of the universe before order emerged. '世界' (shìjiè) means 'world'. The phrase combines these to describe a world lacking structure or predictability.
Common in literary, philosophical, or media contexts to emphasize the complexity or unpredictability of modern life. Avoid literal interpretations (e.g., 'a world of confusion' is acceptable, but 'a world of soup' is not).