烂
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

烂

làn

soft; mushy

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

soft; mushy

02

well-cooked and soft

03

to rot; to decompose

04

rotten

05

worn out

06

chaotic; messy

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 烂

What does 烂 mean in Chinese?

烂 (làn) means soft; mushy.

How do you pronounce 烂?

烂 is pronounced làn.

Is 烂 an HSK word?

烂 is on the HSK 6 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 烂?

烂 is used as a 形容词 (adjective) in Chinese.

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