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làn

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làn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
làn | lan4
English translation
overflowing
excessive
indiscriminate
to flood, to overflow; excessive

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About làn

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

làn

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

water

Etymology of làn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

氵监

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Phonetic compound

jiān

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and jiān represents the sound. Simplified form of làn .

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Example sentences using làn

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shuí zài 滥用 làn yòng de 名义 míng yì ? 赞成 zànchéng 这个 zhè ge 建议 jiànyì .

Who's been taking my name in vain? I don't hold such an opinion.

Cóng 1915 Nián chūn 开始 kāishǐ , 他们 tā men de 文章 wénzhāng 书籍 shūjí xiàng 洪水 hóngshuǐ 一般 yībān 泛滥 fànlàn .

Beginning in the spring of 1915, they poured out articles and books in a virtual flood.

每年 měi nián 河水 hé shuǐ 泛滥 fànlàn shí dōu huì zài 田野 tiányě shǎng 沉积 chén jī 一层 yī céng 淤泥 yū ní .

During the annual floods the river deposits its silt on the fields.

河水 hé shuǐ 泛滥 fànlàn , chōng le 堤岸 dī àn .

The river floods caved in the bank.

由于 yóuyú jiù de 法律 fǎlǜ 遭到 zāo dào 滥用 làn yòng , zhè tiáo 规则 guīzé 便 biàn 应运而生 yìng yùn ér shēng .

This rule was brought into being because the old law was abused.

Words with làn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
滥用 làn yòng to misuse濫用
làn overflowing làn
泛滥 fànlàn to be in flood泛濫
陈词滥调 chén cí làn diào cliché陳詞濫調
滥杀 làn shā to massacre濫殺
滥用职权 làn yòng zhí quán abuse of power濫用職權
狂轰滥炸 kuáng hōng làn zhà to bomb indiscriminately狂轟濫炸
粗制滥造 cū zhì làn zào to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom); rough and slipshod work粗製濫造
泛滥成灾 fàn làn chéng zāi fig. rampant泛濫成災
宁缺毋滥 nìng quē wú làn better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option寧缺毋濫
滥竽充数 làn yú chōng shù token member of a group濫竽充數
宁缺勿滥 nìng quē wù làn same as 寧缺毋濫|宁缺毋滥 nìng quē wú làn [nìng​quē​wú​làn]寧缺勿濫
滥伐 làn fá to denude濫伐
滥交 làn jiāo to fall into bad company濫交
滥觞 làn shāng the origin (of some phenomenon)濫觴
滥调 làn diào platitude濫調
滥好人 làn hǎo rén sb who tries to be on good terms with everyone濫好人
滥竽 làn yú token member of a group濫竽
俗滥 sú làn clichéd俗濫

làn Decomposition & Compounds

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làn Decomposition

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