fǔ làn

Traditional: 腐爛

HSK 7–9

腐烂 (fǔ làn) is a Chinese word meaning “to rot; to putrefy; (fig.) corrupt”.

Meanings

  1. 1to rot
  2. 2to putrefy
  3. 3(fig.) corrupt
Part of speech
verb, adjective

Characters in 腐烂

腐fǔ · decay烂làn · soft; mushy

Related words

烂soft; mushy豆腐tofu烂摊子terrible mess; shambles腐败corruption破烂worn-out; dilapidated; tattered; ragged灿烂to glitter腐蚀corrosion腐朽rotten砸烂to smash防腐rotproof焦头烂额lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom)腐decay

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