腐烂

fǔ làn · fu lan

Traditional 腐爛

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to rot
  2. to putrefy
  3. (fig.) corrupt

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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