滥 làn

flood, overflow; excessive

HSK 6 #2282

DEFINITIONS

  • flood, overflow
  • excessive
  • overflowing
  • excessive
  • indiscriminate

STROKES

WORDS

泛滥 fàn làn
HSK 6
to be in flood; to overflow (the banks); to inundate; to spread unchecked
滥用 làn yòng to misuse; to abuse
陈词滥调 chén cí làn diào cliché; commonplace; truism; stereotype
滥杀 làn shā to kill indiscriminately; to massacre
狂轰滥炸 kuáng hōng làn zhà to bomb indiscriminately
粗制滥造 cū zhì làn zào to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom); rough and slipshod work
滥竽充数 làn yú chōng shù lit. to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom); fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products; to masquerade as having an ability; token member of a group
泛滥成灾 fàn làn chéng zāi lit. to flood (idiom); fig. rampant; in plague proportions
滥伐 làn fá to denude; illegal logging; forest clearance
下三滥 xià sān làn riffraff; scum; lowlife; despicable; inferior
俗滥 sú làn clichéd; tacky
宁缺勿滥 nìng quē wù làn same as 寧缺毋濫|宁缺毋滥[ning4 que1 wu2 lan4]
宁缺毋滥 nìng quē wú làn better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
浮滥 fú làn excessive; exorbitant; excessively
滥交 làn jiāo to fall into bad company; to make acquaintances indiscriminately
滥刑 làn xíng indiscriminate punishment
滥套子 làn tào zi platitude; pointless talk
滥好人 làn hǎo rén sb who tries to be on good terms with everyone
滥情 làn qíng fickle in love; sentimentality
滥权 làn quán abuse of authority
滥杀无辜 làn shā wú gū willfully slaughter the innocent (idiom)
滥漫 làn màn arbitrary; indiscriminate
滥用权力 làn yòng quán lì abuse of power
滥用职权 làn yòng zhí quán abuse of power
滥砍滥伐 làn kǎn làn fá wanton destruction of forested lands
Previous Next