灿
烂

To glitter in Chinese: 灿烂 (càn làn)

càn làn

to glitter

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 燦爛1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to glitter
  2. 2brilliant
  3. 3splendid

Stroke order

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灿
烂

Zhuyin

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ㄘㄢˋ

càn

ㄘ/ cㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄢˋ

làn

ㄌ/ lㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

灿烂

Simplified

燦爛

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 孩子们脸上露出灿烂的笑容。

    hái zi men liǎn shàng lù chū càn làn de xiào róng。

    Brilliant smiles appeared on the children's faces.

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Related words

烂

làn

soft

腐烂

fǔ làn

to rot

掺

chān

variant of 搀

沧桑

cāng sāng

great changes

苍蝇

cāng ying

housefly

舱

cāng

cabin

藏匿

cáng nì

to cover up

藏品

cáng pǐn

museum piece

藏身

cáng shēn

to hide

操控

cāo kòng

to control

操劳

cāo láo

to work hard

槽

cáo

trough

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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