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烂

làn

rotten, spoiled, decayed

Shadow
Strokes
9
Radical
火
HSK
5
Tone
4

Traditional form: 爛

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 我的法语很烂。

    Wǒ de Fǎ yǔ hěn làn

    My French is crappy.

  • 他网球打得很烂。

    Tā wǎng qiú dǎ de hěn làn

    He is rather poor at tennis.

  • 水果一般不久就会腐烂。

    Shuǐ guǒ yì bān bù jiǔ jiù huì fǔ làn

    Fruits tend to rot quickly.

  • 我把报纸撕烂了。

    Wǒ bǎ bào zhǐ sī làn le

    I ripped up the newspaper.

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Words containing 烂

  • 烂làn 4soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad
  • 灿烂càn làn 4–4 to glitter; brilliant; splendid
  • 腐烂fǔ làn 3–4 to rot; to putrefy; (fig.) corrupt