July

be agitated

all sorts of occupations pl

with great commotion

scattered around ⇒ 屋子里七零八落地放着一些书。 Wūzi li qī líng bā luò de fàngzhe yīxiē shū. → Books were scattered around the room.

in a mess

lying this way and that ⇒ 门前横七竖八地停着很多自行车。 Ménqián héng qī shù bā de tíngzhe hěnduō zìxíngchē. → Bicycles were lying this way and that in front of the door.