烂

Soft in Chinese: 烂 (làn)

làn

soft

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 爛2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1soft; mushy
  2. 2well-cooked and soft
  3. 3to rot; to decompose
  4. 4rotten
  5. 5worn out
  6. 6chaotic; messy
  7. 7utterly; thoroughly
  8. 8crappy; bad

Stroke order

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烂

Zhuyin

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ㄌㄢˋ

làn

ㄌ/ lㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

烂

Simplified

爛

Traditional

Example sentences

See 烂 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我的法语很烂。

    wǒ de fǎ yǔ hěn làn。

    My French is crappy.

  • 烂泥扶不上墙。

    làn ní fú bú shàng qiáng。

    You can't raise a cat to be a dog.

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Related words

灿烂

càn làn

to glitter

腐烂

fǔ làn

to rot

劳动

láo dòng

work

梨

lí

pear

利润

lì rùn

profits

恋爱

liàn ài

(romantic) love

铃

líng

(small) bell

漏

lòu

to leak

逻辑

luó ji

logic (loanword)

骂

mà

to scold

矛盾

máo dùn

contradiction

贸易

mào yì

(commercial) trade

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