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腐烂 (fǔ làn): Become putrid (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

腐烂 consists of 2 characters.

rotten, decayed, spoiled

mashed; mushy; sodden

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 腐烂.

Words with 腐

腐化fǔ huà
腐朽fǔ xiǔ
腐蚀fǔ shí
腐败fǔ bài
豆腐dòu fu
迂腐yū fǔ

Words with 烂

灿烂càn làn
绚烂xuàn làn

How to Use 腐烂 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 腐烂 with other words naturally.

Verb + Objectwith防止

fáng防

zhǐ止

fǔ腐

làn烂

neutral

prevent rotting

Adjective + Nounwith食物

fǔ腐

làn烂

de的

shí食

wù物

Adverb + Verbwith完全

wán完

quán全

fǔ腐

làn烂

Verb + Verbwith开始

kāi开

shǐ始

fǔ腐

làn烂

Example Sentences with 腐烂

píng苹

guǒ果

fǔ腐

làn烂

le了

。

The apple is rotten.

neutral

rotten food

neutral

completely rotten

neutral

begin to rot

zhè这

xiē些

shuǐ水

guǒ果

zài在

gāo高

wēn温

xià下

hěn很

kuài快

jiù就

kāi开

shǐ始

fǔ腐

làn烂

le了

。

These fruits began to rot quickly in the high temperature.

zhè这

xiē些

shū蔬

guǒ果

yǐ已

jīng经

kāi开

shǐ始

fǔ腐

làn烂

，

bì必

xū须

lì立

kè刻

chǔ处

lǐ理

diào掉

。

These fruits and vegetables have already started to rot and must be disposed of immediately.

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nà那

ge个

fǔ腐

bài败

de的

tǐ体

xì系

ruò若

bù不

gǎi改

gé革

，

zhōng终

jiāng将

cóng从

nèi内

bù部

chè彻

dǐ底

fǔ腐

làn烂

。

If that corrupt system is not reformed, it will eventually rot completely from within.

shí食

wù物

fàng放

zài在

wài外

miàn面

tài太

jiǔ久

huì会

fǔ

wèi为

shén什

me么

zhè这

xiē些

mù木

cái材

zài在

rú如

cǐ

dé得

yì益

yú于

xiān先

jìn进

de的

fáng防

fǔ腐

jì技

shù

mù木

tou头

zài在

cháo潮

shī湿

de的

huán环

jìng境

lǐ里

róng

dào道

dé德

yí一

dàn旦

fǔ腐

làn烂

，

zài再

jiān坚

gù

腐

làn烂

。

Food left outside for too long will rot.

此

gān干

zào燥

de的

huán环

jìng境

xià下

yě也

huì会

fǔ腐

làn烂

？

Why does this timber rot even in such a dry environment?

术

，

zhè这

xiē些

wén文

wù物

bìng并

wèi未

fǔ腐

làn烂

。

Thanks to advanced preservation techniques, these cultural relics have not decayed.

容

yì易

fǔ腐

làn烂

。

Wood tends to decay in damp environments.

固

de的

zhì制

dù度

yě也

huì会

suí随

zhī之

bēng崩

tā塌

。

Once morality decays, even the most robust system will collapse along with it.