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烂

làn

HSK 6

Meaning

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

Definition

腐烂；破碎；糟糕；极（表示程度深）。

rotten; broken; terrible; extremely (indicating a high degree).

Usage

通常作形容词，描述物体腐烂、破碎或质量差；也可作副词，表示程度深。

Typically used as an adjective to describe something rotten, broken, or of poor quality; also used as an adverb to mean 'extremely'.

Examples

  • 1 这些水果都烂了，不能吃了。 (These fruits are all rotten and cannot be eaten.)
  • 2 他的衣服穿得烂了，该买新的。 (His clothes are worn out; he should buy new ones.)
  • 3 这部电影拍得太烂了，浪费时间。 (This movie is so terrible, a waste of time.)
  • 4 他对这个工作烂熟于心，做起来很快。 (He knows this job inside out and does it quickly.)
  • 5 别跟那些烂人混在一起，没出息。 (Don't hang out with those worthless people; they have no future.)

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