心烦意乱
xīn fán yì luàn
upset and flustered
Character by character
心xīn
heart
heart
烦fán
vexed
vexed
意yì
mind
mind
乱luàn
disordered
disordered
Example
外面吵得我心烦意乱,什么也写不下去。
The noise outside has me so rattled I can’t write a thing.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
Usually 吵得/弄得心烦意乱.
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