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腐烂

fǔ làn · fu lan

Traditional 腐爛

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to rot
  2. to putrefy
  3. (fig.) corrupt
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Old wooden bridge

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，桥(qiáo)上(shàng)的(de)木头(mùtou)有点(yǒudiǎn)腐烂(fǔlàn)了(le)。

    Look, the wood on the bridge is a bit rotten.

  2. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？那(nà)我们(wǒmen)别(bié)过去(guòqù)了(le)。

    Really? Then let's not cross.

  3. Liangliang

    绕路(ràolù)要(yào)走(zǒu)半个(bànge)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    The detour takes half an hour.

  4. Dengdeng

    半个小时(bàngexiǎoshí)不算(bùsuàn)什么(shénme)，掉进(diàojìn)水里(shuǐlǐ)更(gèng)麻烦(máfan)。

    Half an hour is nothing. Falling into the water is worse.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)才(cái)不(bù)想(xiǎng)和(hé)腐烂(fǔlàn)的(de)木头(mùtou)一起(yīqǐ)游泳(yóuyǒng)。

    Okay, I definitely don't want to swim with rotten wood.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

水(shuǐ)果(guǒ)一(yì)般(bān)不(bù)久(jiǔ)就(jiù)会(huì)腐(fǔ)烂(làn)。

Fruits tend to rot quickly.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by Ivan24 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

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.

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

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