烂 - làn - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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烂 (爛)

làn

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related words (38)

烂尾

làn wěi

unfinished; incomplete

烂崽

làn zǎi

rogue; rowdy; unreliable chap

mud; mire

brightly colored; unaffected (i.e. behaving naturally)

烂熟

làn shú

well cooked; to know thoroughly

overripe; overcooked

accounts in a rotten state

rotten to the core

dead drunk; completely drunk

烂好人

làn hǎo rén

sb who tries to be on good terms with everyone

烂摊子

làn tān zi

terrible mess; shambles

loose woman; slut

to gossip; to blab; a blab-mouth

烂醉如泥

làn zuì rú ní

(lit.) as drunk as mud; completely drunk

烂泥糊不上墙

làn ní hú bù shàng qiáng

see 烂泥扶不上墙

唬烂

hǔ làn

(slang) (Tw) to bullshit; to fool

捣烂

dǎo làn

to mash; to beat to a pulp

撕烂

sī làn

to tear up; to tear to pieces

撞烂

zhuàng làn

to destroy by smashing; smashed up

rotten

to compare two unsatisfactory things; to argue that others have similar or worse faults (as a response to criticism); whataboutery

溃烂

kuì làn

to fester; to ulcerate

灿烂

càn làn

to glitter; brilliant; splendid

破烂

pò làn

worn-out; rotten; dilapidated; tattered; ragged; rubbish; junk

to smash

smashed up; broken into pieces; thoroughly mashed; pulpy

糜烂

mí làn

dissipated; rotten; decaying

绚烂

xuàn làn

splendid; gorgeous; dazzling

腐烂

fǔ làn

to rot; to putrefy; (fig.) corrupt

mold; rot

rotting; decaying

same as 稀烂

innocent and unaffected

废铜烂铁

fèi tóng làn tiě

scrap metal; a pile of junk

死缠烂打

sǐ chán làn dǎ

(coll.) to pester; to harass

灿烂多彩

càn làn duō cǎi

multicolored splendor (of fireworks, bright lights etc)

糜烂性毒剂

mí làn xìng dú jì

vesicant

三寸不烂之舌

sān cùn bù làn zhī shé

to have a silver tongue; to have the gift of the gab

Idioms (7)

烂泥扶不上墙

làn ní fú bù shàng qiáng

useless (idiom); worthless; inept

海枯石烂

hǎi kū shí làn

(lit.) when the seas run dry and the stones go soft (idiom); (fig.) forever; until the end of time

滚瓜烂熟

gǔn guā làn shú

(lit.) ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom); fig. to know fluently; to know sth inside out; to know sth by heart

焦头烂额

jiāo tóu làn é

(lit.) beaten head and scorched brow (idiom); beaten black and blue; (fig.) in trouble; in terrible shape; hard pressed; overwrought

贪多嚼不烂

tān duō jiáo bù làn

to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)

陈谷子烂芝麻

chén gǔ zi làn zhī ma

(lit.) stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip

好记性不如烂笔头

hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu

the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)

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