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烂 làn

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烂 làn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
làn | lan4
English translation
soft
mushy
well-cooked and soft
to rot
to decompose
rotten
worn out
chaotic
messy
utterly
thoroughly
overcooked, overripe; rotten, spoiled

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About 烂 làn

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HSK level

5

Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

爛 làn

Contains the radical

火 Huǒ

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

fire

Etymology of 烂 làn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰火兰

Semantic compound

火 Huǒ

Phonetic compound

兰 lán

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 火 Huǒ represents the meaning and 兰 lán represents the sound. Simplified form of 爛 làn .

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Example sentences using 烂 làn

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神仙 shénxiān 教 Jiào 母 mǔ 的 de 魔法 mó fǎ 使 shǐ 灰姑娘 Huī gū niang 的 de 破烂 pò làn 衣衫 yī shān 变成 biàn chéng 了 le 一 yī 件 jiàn 漂亮 piàoliang 的 de 长 cháng 外衣 wài yī .

The fairy godmother's magic charm turned Cinderella's rags into a beautiful gown.

万 Mò 籁 lài 何 Hé 寂然 jì rán , 柿子 shì zi 园 Yuán 头 tóu 犹 yóu 烂漫 làn màn , 凄清 qī qīng 冬 dōng 月 yuè 寒 hán .

How calm. The persimmon orchard. Under the wintry moon.

菜 cài 煮 zhǔ 烂 làn 了 le , 都 dōu 没法 méi fǎ 吃 chī 了 le .

The vegetables had been boiled to a mush, and were quite uneatable.

你 nǐ 可以 kěyǐ 帮 bāng 我 wǒ 把 bǎ 马铃薯 mǎ líng shǔ 捣 dǎo 烂 làn .

You can help mash up the potatoes for me.

一 yī 颗 kē 狙击手 jū jī shǒu 的 de 子弹 zǐdàn 打 dá 烂 làn 了 le 他 tā 头 tóu 顶 dǐng 上方两 liǎng 英寸 yīng cùn 地方 dìfāng 的 de 墙头.

A sniper's bullet tore up a wall two inches above his head.

Words with 烂 làn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
烂 làn soft爛 làn
灿烂 cànlàn to glitter燦爛
腐烂 fǔlàn to rot腐爛
破烂 pò làn worn-out破爛
烂摊子 làn tān zi terrible mess爛攤子
绚烂 xuàn làn splendid絢爛
糜烂 mí làn dissipated糜爛
焦头烂额 jiāo tóu làn é fig. hard-pressed焦頭爛額
砸烂 zá làn to smash砸爛
烂泥 làn ní mud爛泥
溃烂 kuì làn to fester潰爛
烂漫 làn màn brightly colored爛漫
海枯石烂 hǎi kū shí làn fig. forever海枯石爛
烂熟 làn shú well cooked爛熟
稀烂 xī làn smashed up稀爛
天真烂漫 tiān zhēn làn màn innocent and unaffected天真爛漫
霉烂 méi làn mold霉爛
烂醉 làn zuì dead drunk爛醉
滚瓜烂熟 gǔn guā làn shú to know sth inside out滾瓜爛熟
烂醉如泥 làn zuì rú ní lit. as drunk as mud爛醉如泥
三寸不烂之舌 sān cùn bù làn zhī shé to have a silver tongue三寸不爛之舌
烂好人 làn hǎo rén sb who tries to be on good terms with everyone爛好人

烂 làn Decomposition & Compounds

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烂 làn Decomposition

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