HSK 5 HSK C5/V5
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烂

/ làn / 
Strokes

Definition

soft/mushy/well-cooked and soft/to rot/to decompose/rotten/worn out/chaotic/messy/utterly/thoroughly/crappy/bad

Example

As an Adjective

soft; mushy; pappy

1
Zhǐ
纸
pāo
泡
làn
烂
le
了
  
。

The paper turned pulpy in the water.

2
Báicài
白菜
bèi
被
zhǔ
煮
de
得
làn
烂
de
得
méiyǒu
没有
wèidao
味道
le
了
  
。

The cabbage had been boiled down into a flavourless mash.

3
Yòng
用
wénhuǒ
文火
bǎ
把
niúròu
牛肉
mèn
焖
làn
烂

use a slow fire to stew the beef thoroughly

4
Bǎ
把
tǔdòu
土豆
dǎolàn
捣烂

mash the potatoes

5
Zhǔ
煮
làn
烂

boil to a pulp; boil soft

As an Adjective

rotten; festered; decayed; decomposed

6
Shāngkǒu
伤口
làn
烂
le
了
  
,
yǐ
已
kāishǐ
开始
huànóng
化脓
  
。

The wound began to fester.

7
Dìxià
地下
de
的
mùzhuāngzǐ
木桩子
dōu
都
làn
烂
le
了
  
。

The stake left in the ground has decayed.

8
Làn
烂
píngguǒ
苹果
  
/
lí
梨

rotten apples/pears

As an Adjective

worn-out; torn; broken

9
Xié
鞋
chuān
穿
làn
烂
le
了
  
。

The shoes are worn out.

10
Làn
烂
zhǐpiàn
纸片

scraps/bits of paper

11
Làn
烂
jiājù
家具

shabby furniture

As an Adjective

messy; disorderly; jumbled

As an Adjective

bright; bright-coloured

As an Adverb

thoroughly; completely; utterly