腐烂 meaning in English

fǔlàn

to rot; to putrefy

HSK 7-9verbadjectiveTraditional 腐爛23 strokes

Meaning of 腐烂

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

fǔlàn
  1. to rot
  2. to putrefy
  3. (fig.) corrupt

腐烂 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

这zhè个ge苹píng果guǒ开kāi始shǐ腐fǔ烂làn了le。
This apple is starting to rot.
水shuǐ果guǒ一yì般bān不bù久jiǔ就jiù会huì腐fǔ烂làn。
Fruit generally rots soon.
盐yán可kě以yǐ帮bāng助zhù保bǎo存cún食shí物wù避bì免miǎn腐fǔ烂làn。
Salt helps to preserve food from decay.
这zhè些xiē橘jú子zi已yǐ经jīng腐fǔ烂làn了le.
These oranges have gone bad.

Stroke order for each character

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腐 fǔ · to spoil · 14 strokes

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烂 làn · soft · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 腐烂.

豆腐dòufutofu; bean curd
腐败fǔbàicorruption; to corrupt
灿烂cànlànto glitter; brilliant
腐蚀fǔshícorrosion; to corrode (degrade chemically)
腐朽fǔxiǔrotten; decayed
腐化fǔhuàto rot; to decay
破烂pòlànworn-out; dilapidated; tattered; ragged; (coll.) rubbish; junk
烂摊子làntānziterrible mess; shambles
烂透làntòurotten to the core
烂醉lànzuìdead drunk; completely drunk
砸烂zálànto smash
烂泥lànnímud; mire

Questions about 腐烂

What does 腐烂 mean?

腐烂 (fǔlàn) means "to rot; to putrefy" and is used as a verb and adjective.

How do you write 腐烂?

腐烂 is made of 2 characters: 腐 (14 strokes), 烂 (9 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.

Is 腐烂 an HSK word?

Yes. 腐烂 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 腐烂 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 腐烂 is written 腐爛.