Key Words/Phrases:
乱七八糟
luànqībāzāo
a total mess
他的桌子总是乱七八糟。
tā de zhuōzi zǒngshì luànqībāzāo.
His desk is always a total mess.
孩子一回家，就把家里搞得乱七八糟。
háizi yī huíjiā, jiù bǎ jiālǐ gǎo de luànqībāzāo.
As soon as the kids get home, they make the house a complete mess.
最近乱七八糟的事情一大堆。
zuìjìn luànqībāzāo de shìqing yīdàduī.
Recently there has been a pile-up of messy incidents.
七上八下
qīshàngbāxià
uneasy, worried
心里很不安。
xīnlǐ hěn bù ān.
The mind isn't settled.
孩子还没有回来，我的心七上八下的。
háizi hái méiyǒu huílai, wǒ de xīn qīshàngbāxià de.
My child still hasn't come home. I'm very worried.
面试结果没出来之前，我的心七上八下的。
miànshì jiéguǒ méi chūlái zhīqián, wǒ de xīn qīshàngbāxià de.
Before my interview results come out, I'm very uneasy.
听说公司要裁员，我的心七上八下的。
tīngshuō gōngsī yào cáiyuán, wǒ de xīn qīshàngbāxià de.
I've heard that the company is going to make layoffs. I'm really worried.
七嘴八舌
qīzuǐbāshé
chatter, lots of people talking at the same time
人多口杂
rénduōkǒuzá
lots of people talking at the same time
公司里人太多了，七嘴八舌的，容易造成误会。
gōngsī lǐ rén tài duō le, qīzuǐbāshé de, róngyì zàochéng wùhuì.
There are too many people in the company. With everyone talking at the same time, it's easy for there to be miscommunication.
朋友们七嘴八舌地帮我出主意，我更不知道该怎么办了。
péngyǒu men qīzuǐbāshé de bāng wǒ chū zhǔyi, wǒ gèng bù zhīdào gāi zěnme bàn le.
My friends all spoke at once when helping to give me ideas. Now I really don't know what I should do.
老师刚说完，大家就七嘴八舌地讨论起来了。
lǎoshī gāng shuōwán, dàjiā jiù qīzuǐbāshé de tǎolùn qǐlái le.
The teacher finished talking, and everyone began to discuss all at once.
五花八门
wǔhuābāmén
all kinds of things
跟古代打仗有关系。以前有几种战术，一种呢叫做“五花阵”，一种呢叫做“八门阵”。
gēn gǔdài dǎzhàng yǒu guānxì. yǐqián yǒu jǐ zhǒng zhànshù, yī zhǒng ne jiàozuò" wǔhuāzhèn”, yī zhǒng ne jiàozuò" bāménzhèn”.
It has to do with ancient warfare. In the past there were several kinds of war strategies. One kind was called “Five Flowers Formation”, another was called the “Eight Doors Formation”.
形容事情种类很多，各种各样的。
xíngróng shìqing zhǒnglèi hěn duō, gèzhǒng gèyàng de.
Describes a thing with many types, and all kinds of things.
她的朋友很多，五花八门的，什么人都认识。
tā de péngyou hěn duō, wǔhuābāmén de, shénme rén dōu rènshi.
She has a lot of friends, all kinds. She knows everybody.
我们公司的产品，五花八门的，什么都有。
wǒmen gōngsī de chǎnpǐn, wǔhuābāmén de, shénme dōu yǒu.
Our company has all kinds of products. We have everything.
如果他喜欢喝酒的话呢，可能他家里五花八门，什么酒都有。
rúguǒ tā xǐhuan hējiǔ dehuà ne, kěnéng tā jiālǐ wǔhuābāmén, shénme jiǔ dōu yǒu.
If he likes to drink alcohol, his house probably has a great selection of all kinds of alcohol.
五颜六色
wǔyánliùsè
brightly colored, lots of colors
春天，公园里开满了五颜六色的花儿。
chūntiān, gōngyuán lǐ kāi mǎn le wǔyánliùsè de huār.
In the springtime, the park is full of all kinds of flowers in bloom.
晚上在外滩呢五颜六色的，很漂亮。
wǎnshang zài Wàitān ne wǔyánliùsè de, hěn piàoliang.
The Bund at night is full of color. It's very pretty.
他把头发染成五颜六色的，一看就是个不三不四的人。
tā bǎ tóufa rǎn chéng wǔyánliùsè de, yī kàn jiù shì gè bùsānbùsì de rén.
His hair is dyed all kinds of different colors. He looks like a bad guy.
四通八达
sìtōngbādá
very convenient (as of transportation)
上海的交通有了地铁以后，变得四通八达。
Shànghǎi de jiāotōng yǒu le dìtiě yǐhòu, biàn de sìtōngbādá.
After Shanghai's transportation system got the subway, it's become very convenient.
以前南京是中国南部的一个比较重要的交通的一个城市。那你可以说，南京的交通四通八达。还有可能它可以坐船，因为长江，还有运河什么的。
yǐqián Nánjīng shì Zhōngguó nánbù de yī gè bǐjiào zhòngyào de jiāotōng de yī gè chéngshì. nà nǐ kěyǐ shuō, Nánjīng de jiāotōng sìtōngbādá. háiyǒu kěnéng tā kěyǐ zuò chuán, yīnwèi Chángjiāng, háiyǒu yùnhé shénme de.
In the past, Nanjing was a very important city for transportation. So you can say, Nanjing's transportation is very convenient. It's also possible to take a boat there because of the Yangtze River. It also has canals and things like that.
在古代，对打仗也很有用。
zài gǔdài, duì dǎzhàng yě hěn yǒuyòng.
In ancient times, it was also very useful for fighting wars.
