mashed; mushy; sodden (adj.)
HSK 5
Traditional
爛
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
蓝 lán - blue (adj.) | HSK 3
懒 lǎn - lazy (adj.) | HSK 4
拦 lán - bar; block; hinder (v.) | HSK 5
Examples
这苹果已经烂了。 zhè píngguǒ yǐjīng lànle. - This apple is already rotten.
他穿的鞋子已经烂了。 tā chuān de xiézi yǐjīng lànle. - His shoes are already worn out.
别吃那些烂掉的水果。 bié chī nàxiē làn diào de shuǐguǒ. - Don’t eat those rotten fruits.
他做的作业真烂。 tā zuò de zuòyè zhēn làn. - His homework is really bad.
这本书的封面都烂了。 zhè běn shū de fēngmiàn dōu lànle. - The cover of this book is all torn up.
Phrases
灿烂 càn làn - magnificent; splendid; resplendent (adj.) | HSK 6
腐烂 fǔ làn - become putrid; decompose; corrupt (v.) | HSK 6