濫
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làn · to flood, to overflow

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17Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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氵Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 濫

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Example sentences

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Yòng yào hé làn yào zhī chà yí xiàn.用藥和濫藥只差一線。

When it comes to drugs, there's a very fine line between use and abuse.

Source: Tatoeba #6488764 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Kā tí lín, nǐ huán huì làn yòng wǒ mén de nài xīn duō jiǔ ya?喀提林,你還會濫用我們的耐心多久呀?

How long, O Catiline, will you abuse our patience?

Source: Tatoeba #10335181 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tái fēng zào chéng le hé shuǐ fán làn.颱風造成了河水氾濫。

The typhoon caused the river to flood.

Source: Tatoeba #905876 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ yǒu cháng qī làn yòng yào wù de lì shǐ.湯姆有長期濫用藥物的歷史。

Tom has a long history of drug abuse.

Source: Tatoeba #13940637 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Guó wáng làn yòng quán lì.國王濫用權力。

The king abused his power.

Source: Tatoeba #759564 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè tào diàn shì jù lǐ de jīng chá sì hū shì gè làn yòng zhí quán de huài dàn.這套電視劇裏的驚察似乎是個濫用職權的壞蛋。

It seems that the policeman in this TV series is a dirty cop who abuses his authority.

Source: Tatoeba #1345529 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 濫 in context

  1. Say làn, then recall the core meaning: to flood, to overflow.
  2. Write all 17 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 濫 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.