烂

làn · lan

Traditional 爛

Meaning

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  1. soft; mushy
  2. well-cooked and soft
  3. to rot; to decompose
  4. rotten
  5. worn out
  6. chaotic; messy
  7. utterly; thoroughly
  8. crappy; bad

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)些(xiē)桃(táo)子(zi)放(fàng)得(de)太(tài)久(jiǔ),已(yǐ)经(jīng)烂(làn)了(le)。

These peaches have been left too long and have already rotted.

02

肉(ròu)炖(dùn)得(de)很(hěn)烂(làn),老(lǎo)人(rén)也(yě)咬(yǎo)得(de)动(dòng)。

The meat is stewed until very soft, so even old people can chew it.

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