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灿烂

càn làn · can lan

Traditional 燦爛

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to glitter
  2. brilliant
  3. splendid
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In a conversation

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Flowers in the park

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，公园里(gōngyuánlǐ)的(de)花(huā)开(kāi)得(de)多(duō)灿烂(cànlàn)！

    Look, how brilliantly the flowers bloom in the park!

  2. Liangliang

    是啊(shìa)，春天(chūntiān)来(lái)了(le)，花(huā)都(dōu)开(kāi)了(le)。

    Yes, spring has come and the flowers are all open.

  3. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)在(zài)花(huā)前面(qiánmiàn)拍(pāi)张(zhāng)照(zhào)吧(ba)。

    Let's take a photo in front of the flowers.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，你的(nǐde)笑容(xiàoróng)和(hé)花(huā)一样(yīyàng)灿烂(cànlàn)，不过(bùguò)你(nǐ)头上(tóushàng)有(yǒu)只(zhī)蜜蜂(mìfēng)！

    Okay. Your smile is as bright as the flowers, but there is a bee on your head!

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In a sentence

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01

寒(hán)冷(lěng)干(gān)燥(zào)，灿(càn)烂(làn)的(de)阳(yáng)光(guāng)，多(duō)么(me)美(měi)丽(lì)的(de)冬(dōng)日(rì)天(tiān)气(qì)!

Cold and dry, splendid sunshine, what beautiful winter weather!

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by afeinberg · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)世(shì)界(jiè)是(shì)灿(càn)烂(làn)的(de)吗(ma)？

Is it splendid, this world?

Tatoeba: Chinese by hkfreddy · English by blay_paul · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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