滥
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làn · to flood, to overflow

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13Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 滥

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lànWords pronounced làn
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Example sentences

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Dà yǔ shǐ hé shuǐ fàn làn.大雨使河水泛滥。

The rivers were flooded by the heavy rain.

Source: Tatoeba #336953 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men zhǐnéng làn yòng shàn liáng de.我们只能滥用善良的。

We can only abuse of things that are good.

Source: Tatoeba #2575652 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā yīn làn yòng gōng gòng jī jīn ér bèi bǔ.他因滥用公共基金而被捕。

He was arrested for abusing public funds.

Source: Tatoeba #2033413 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Guó wáng làn yòng quán lì.国王滥用权力。

The king abused his power.

Source: Tatoeba #4440111 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Fǎn lǒng duàn fǎ lǜ de mùdì shì tíng zhǐ làn yòng shì chǎng yǐng xiǎng lì de dà gōng sī .反垄断法律的目的是停止滥用市场影响力的大公司.

The purpose of antitrust law is to stop the abusive influence of the market by big companies.

Source: Tatoeba #1832748 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shū hé péng yǒu yīnggāi shì nìngquēwúlàn.书和朋友应该是宁缺毋滥。

Books and friends should be few but good.

Source: Tatoeba #346829 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 滥 in context

  1. Say làn, then recall the core meaning: to flood, to overflow.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 泛滥 (fàn làn), meaning “to overflow”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 滥 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.