Meaning of 灿烂
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
cànlàn
- to glitter
- brilliant
- splendid
灿烂 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
这个世界是灿烂的吗？
Is it splendid, this world?
寒冷干燥，灿烂的阳光，多么美丽的冬日天气!
Cold and dry, splendid sunshine, what beautiful winter weather!
Stroke order for each character
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灿 càn · vivid · 7 strokes
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烂 làn · soft · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 灿烂.
| 腐烂 | fǔlàn | to rot; to putrefy |
| 破烂 | pòlàn | worn-out; dilapidated; tattered; ragged; (coll.) rubbish; junk |
| 烂摊子 | làntānzi | terrible mess; shambles |
| 烂透 | làntòu | rotten to the core |
| 烂醉 | lànzuì | dead drunk; completely drunk |
| 砸烂 | zálàn | to smash |
| 烂泥 | lànní | mud; mire |
| 烂醉如泥 | lànzuìrúní | (idiom) to be dead drunk; to be plastered |
| 撕烂 | sīlàn | to tear up; to tear to pieces |
| 稀巴烂 | xībālàn | smashed up; broken into pieces |
| 焦头烂额 | jiāotóulàn'é | lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom); fig. hard-presse |
| 死缠烂打 | sǐchánlàndǎ | (coll.) to pester; to harass |
Questions about 灿烂
What does 灿烂 mean?
灿烂 (cànlàn) means "to glitter; brilliant" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 灿烂?
灿烂 is made of 2 characters: 灿 (7 strokes), 烂 (9 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 灿烂 an HSK word?
Yes. 灿烂 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 灿烂 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 灿烂 is written 燦爛.