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滥
濫
làn
1.
overflowing
2.
excessive
3.
indiscriminate
Common • Top 8%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
俗滥
súlàn
clichéd
泛滥
fànlàn
to be in flood
浮滥
fúlàn
excessive
滥交
lànjiāo
to fall into bad company
滥伐
lànfá
to denude
滥刑
lànxíng
indiscriminate punishment
滥情
lànqíng
fickle in love
滥权
lànquán
abuse of authority
滥杀
lànshā
to kill indiscriminately
滥漫
lànmàn
arbitrary
滥用
lànyòng
to misuse
滥竽
lànyú
indiscriminately included in company (without any qualification)
滥骂
lànmà
scurrilous
滥觞
lànshāng
lit. floating wine goblets on a stream
滥调
làndiào
hackneyed talk
滥套子
làntàozi
platitude
滥好人
lànhǎorén
sb who tries to be on good terms with everyone
宁缺勿滥
nìngquēwùlàn
same as [[寧缺毋濫|宁缺毋滥<nìngquēwúlàn>]]
宁缺毋滥
nìngquēwúlàn
better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
泛滥成灾
fànlànchéngzāi
flood causes disaster (idiom); fig. swamped with work
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 6
- Character Frequency Rank
- 2,281
- Word Frequency Rank
- 6,981 of 84,292