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HSK 6
滥
濫
làn
1.
overflowing
2.
excessive
3.
indiscriminate
Common • Top 8%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
浮滥
fúlàn
excessive
滥交
lànjiāo
to fall into bad company
滥伐
lànfá
to denude
滥竽
lànyú
indiscriminately included in company (without any qualification)
滥刑
lànxíng
indiscriminate punishment
滥骂
lànmà
scurrilous
滥觞
lànshāng
lit. floating wine goblets on a stream
滥调
làndiào
hackneyed talk
滥漫
lànmàn
arbitrary
滥用
lànyòng
to misuse
俗滥
súlàn
clichéd
滥情
lànqíng
fickle in love
滥权
lànquán
abuse of authority
滥杀
lànshā
to kill indiscriminately
泛滥
fànlàn
to be in flood
滥套子
làntàozi
platitude
滥好人
lànhǎorén
sb who tries to be on good terms with everyone
陈词滥调
chéncílàndiào
cliché
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
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 6
- Character Frequency Rank
- 2,281
- Word Frequency Rank
- 6,981 of 84,292