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破烂

pò làn · po lan

Traditional 破爛

Meaning

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  1. worn-out; dilapidated; tattered; ragged
  2. (coll.) rubbish; junk
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Junk or treasure

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，帮(bāng)我(wǒ)把(bǎ)这些(zhèxiē)破烂(pòlàn)搬(bān)出去(chūqù)。

    Liangliang, help me carry this junk outside.

  2. Liangliang

    这些(zhèxiē)不是(bùshì)你(nǐ)的(de)宝贝(bǎobèi)吗(ma)？

    Aren't these your treasures?

  3. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)宝贝(bǎobèi)，都(dōu)是(shì)破烂(pòlàn)！

    What treasures? It's all junk!

  4. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)这个(zhège)旧(jiù)收音机(shōuyīnjī)很(hěn)好看(hǎokàn)。

    But this old radio looks nice.

  5. Dengdeng

    好看(hǎokàn)？那(nà)你(nǐ)拿(ná)回家(huíjiā)吧(ba)。

    Nice? Then take it home.

  6. Liangliang

    不要(bùyào)不要(bùyào)，我(wǒ)家(jiā)的(de)破烂(pòlàn)已经(yǐjīng)够(gòu)多(duō)了(le)。

    No, no. I already have enough junk at home.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)把(bǎ)家(jiā)里(lǐ)那(nà)些(xiē)破(pò)烂(làn)衣(yī)服(fu)都(dōu)捐(juān)了(le)出(chū)去(qù)。

He donated all those worn-out clothes at home.

02

这(zhè)条(tiáo)破(pò)烂(làn)的(de)旧(jiù)毯(tǎn)子(zi)已(yǐ)经(jīng)用(yòng)了(le)二(èr)十(shí)多(duō)年(nián)。

This tattered old blanket has been used for over twenty years.

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