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Hanzi

爛 / 烂

Traditional
爛
Simplified
烂

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

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

làn

Bopomofo

ㄌㄢˋ

Jyutping

laan6

Example sentences

燦爛 / 灿烂 cànlàn
她的笑容非常燦爛。
她的笑容非常灿烂。

Her smile is very brilliant.

中華民族 / 中华民族 zhōnghuámínzú
中華民族擁有悠久的歷史和燦爛的文化。
中华民族拥有悠久的历史和灿烂的文化。

The Chinese nation has a long history and a splendid culture.

爛 / 烂 làn
那個蘋果已經爛了，不能吃了。
那个苹果已经烂了，不能吃了。

That apple is already rotten and cannot be eaten.

破爛 / 破烂 pòlàn
雖然他的衣服很破爛，但他依然保持著尊嚴。
虽然他的衣服很破烂，但他依然保持著尊严。

Although his clothes were tattered, he still maintained his dignity.

不堪 bùkān
那個破舊的房屋已經破爛不堪了。
那个破旧的房屋已经破烂不堪了。

That old house has fallen into a state of utter ruin.

絢爛 / 绚烂 xuànlàn
夜空中綻放著絢爛的煙火。
夜空中绽放著绚烂的烟火。

Splendid fireworks are blooming in the night sky.

Example Vocabulary

燦爛

can4'lan4

brilliant; splendid; glittering

爛

lan4

soft; mushy; rotten; messy; lousy; bad

海枯石爛

hai3'ku1'shi2'lan4

爛漫

lan4'man4

破爛

po4'lan4

tattered; ragged; worn-out; rubbish

糜爛

mi2'lan4

絢爛

xuan4'lan4

splendid; magnificent; dazzling

撞爛

滾瓜爛熟

gun3'gua1'lan4'shu2

潰爛

kui4'lan4

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