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沤烂 (ōu làn): To rot or decompose due to prolonged soaking — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

沤烂 consists of 2 characters.

soak, steep; sodden or soaked

mashed; mushy; sodden

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Pinyinōu làn

Meaningto rot or decompose due to prolonged soaking

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 沤烂.

Words with 沤

沤渍ōu zì
沤肥ōu féi
沤麻ōu má

Words with 烂

灿烂càn lànHSK 6
腐烂fǔ lànHSK 6
糜烂mílàn
绚烂xuàn làn

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Example Sentences with 沤烂

Zhè这

xiē些

shù树

yè叶

ōu沤

làn烂

hòu后

kě可

yǐ以

biàn变

chéng成

féi肥

liào料

。

These leaves can turn into fertilizer after rotting from soaking.