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滥用 (làn yòng): Abuse / misuse (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Character Breakdown
滥 • làn • overflow, excessive, indiscriminate
làn
滥
overflow, excessive, indiscriminate
用 • yòng • to use • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
yòng
用
to use
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 滥用.
Words with
滥
泛滥
fàn làn
be in flood; overflow; unchecked
滥杀
làn shā
indiscriminate killing; slaughter
宁缺毋滥
nìng quē wú làn
rather go without than have something shoddy
泛滥成灾
fàn làn chéng zāi
something (often bad) spreads excessively and causes serious problems
滥竽充数
lànyú chōngshù
to be a pretender; to pass oneself off as an expert
陈词滥调
chén cí làn diào
cliché; hackneyed expression
Words with
用
不用
bù yòng
need not
常用
cháng yòng
in common usage
有用
yǒu yòng
useful
信用卡
xìn yòng kǎ
credit card
作用
zuò yòng
effect
使用
shǐ yòng
use
用于
yòng yú
to use in; to use on; to use for
用来
yòng lái
to be used for
4.
How to Use 滥用 in Sentences
Passive + Verb
with
被
bèi
被
làn
滥
yòng
用
neutral
be abused
Verb + Object
làn
滥
yòng
用
yào
药
wù
物
formal
Adverb + Verb
with
严重
yán
严
zhòng
重
làn
滥
yòng
用
5.
Example Sentences with 滥用
bú
不
yào
要
làn
滥
yòng
用
yào
药
wù
物
drug abuse
làn
滥
yòng
用
quán
权
lì
力
formal
abuse power
formal
serious abuse
。
Do not abuse drugs.
gōng
公
sī
司
yán
严
jìn
禁
làn
滥
yòng
用
kè
客
hù
户
shù
数
jù
据
,
wéi
违
zhě
者
jiāng
将
shòu
受
dào
到
yán
严
chéng
惩
。
The company strictly prohibits the misuse of customer data, and violators will be severely punished.
nǐ
你
nán
难
dào
道
bù
不
dān
担
xīn
心
làn
滥
yòng
用
kàng
抗
shēng
生
sù
素
huì
会
dǎo
导
zhì
致
nài
耐
yào
药
xìng
性
ma
吗
?
Aren't you worried that the abuse of antibiotics will lead to drug resistance?
tā
他
làn
滥
yòng
用
zhí
职
quán
权
,
wèi
为
zì
自
jǐ
己
móu
谋
qǔ
取
sī
私
lì
利
。
He abused his power to seek personal gain.
tā
他
cóng
从
wèi
未
làn
滥
yòng
用
guò
过
gōng
公
zhòng
众
duì
对
tā
他
de
的
xìn
信
rèn
任
,
shǐ
始
zhōng
终
kè
恪
shǒu
守
chéng
承
nuò
诺
。
He has never abused the public's trust in him and has always kept his promises.