烂 爛
làn
HSK level: HSK 6
Meaning
soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic
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Examples
她在树枝上把自己的裙子扯烂了。
tā zài shù zhī shàng bǎ zì jǐ de qún zi chě làn le。
She ripped her dress on a branch.
结果，我们在那破破烂烂的餐馆里吃了饭。
jié guǒ， wǒ men zài nà pò pò làn làn de cān guǎn lǐ chī le fàn。
In the end, we ended up eating at that shabby restaurant.
Tom写作可以写的像本国人一样，可是他的发音很烂
T o m xiě zuò kě yǐ xiě de xiàng běn guó rén yī yàng， kě shì tā de fā yīn hěn làn
Tom can write almost like a native speaker, but his pronunciation is terrible.
Words with this character
灿烂 càn làn to glitter腐烂 fǔ làn to rot烂泥 làn ní mud破烂 pò làn worn-out白烂 bái làn stupid摆烂 bǎi làn to stop striving比烂 bǐ làn to compare two unsatisfactory things捣烂 dǎo làn to mash赌烂 dǔ làn to be ticked off by度烂 dù làn see 賭爛|赌烂[du3 lan4]唬烂 hǔ làn to bullshit溃烂 kuì làn to fester烂梗 làn gěng lame joke烂糊 làn hu very soft and mushy from prolonged cooking烂漫 làn màn unaffected烂熳 làn màn variant of 爛漫|烂漫[lan4 man4]烂缦 làn màn variant of 爛漫|烂漫[lan4 man4]烂片 làn piàn dud movie烂人 làn rén scumbag烂熟 làn shú fully ripe烂俗 làn sú clichéd烂透 làn tòu rotten to the core烂尾 làn wěi unfinished