捣烂
dǎo làn
Pinyin

Definition

捣烂
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dǎo làn
  1. to mash
  2. to beat to a pulp

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

灿烂
càn làn
  1. 1 to glitter
  2. 2 brilliant
  3. 3 splendid
烂
làn
  1. 1 soft
  2. 2 mushy
  3. 3 well-cooked and soft
  4. 4 to rot
  5. 5 to decompose
  6. 6 rotten
  7. 7 worn out
  8. 8 chaotic
  9. 9 messy
  10. 10 utterly
  11. 11 thoroughly
  12. 12 crappy
  13. 13 bad
捣
dǎo
  1. 1 pound
  2. 2 beat
  3. 3 hull
  4. 4 attack
  5. 5 disturb
  6. 6 stir
捣乱
dǎo luàn
  1. 1 to disturb
  2. 2 to look for trouble
  3. 3 to stir up a row
  4. 4 to bother sb intentionally
捣烂
dǎo làn
  1. 1 to mash
  2. 2 to beat to a pulp
捣碎
dǎo suì
  1. 1 to pound into pieces
  2. 2 to mash
捣蛋
dǎo dàn
  1. 1 to cause trouble
  2. 2 to stir up trouble
死缠烂打
sǐ chán làn dǎ
  1. 1 (coll.) to pester
  2. 2 to harass
海枯石烂
hǎi kū shí làn
  1. 1 lit. when the seas run dry and the stones go soft (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. forever
  3. 3 until the end of time
溃烂
kuì làn
  1. 1 to fester
  2. 2 to ulcerate
焦头烂额
jiāo tóu làn é
  1. 1 lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. hard-pressed
  3. 3 under pressure (from a heavy workload, creditors etc)
烂漫
làn màn
  1. 1 brightly colored
  2. 2 unaffected (i.e. behaving naturally)
烂片
làn piàn
  1. 1 dud movie
烂醉
làn zuì
  1. 1 dead drunk
  2. 2 completely drunk
破烂
pò làn
  1. 1 worn-out
  2. 2 rotten
  3. 3 dilapidated
  4. 4 tattered
  5. 5 ragged
  6. 6 rubbish
  7. 7 junk
稀烂
xī làn
  1. 1 smashed up
  2. 2 broken into pieces
  3. 3 thoroughly mashed
  4. 4 pulpy
糜烂
mí làn
  1. 1 dissipated
  2. 2 rotten
  3. 3 decaying
绚烂
xuàn làn
  1. 1 splendid
  2. 2 gorgeous
  3. 3 dazzling
腐烂
fǔ làn
  1. 1 to rot
  2. 2 to putrefy
  3. 3 (fig.) corrupt
鼓捣
gǔ dao
  1. 1 to tinker with
  2. 2 to incite

Idioms (8)

好记性不如烂笔头
hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu
  1. 1 the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
海枯石烂
hǎi kū shí làn
  1. 1 lit. when the seas run dry and the stones go soft (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. forever
  3. 3 until the end of time
滚瓜烂熟
gǔn guā làn shú
  1. 1 lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom); fig. to know fluently
  2. 2 to know sth inside out
  3. 3 to know sth by heart
焦头烂额
jiāo tóu làn é
  1. 1 lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. hard-pressed
  3. 3 under pressure (from a heavy workload, creditors etc)
烂泥扶不上墙
làn ní fú bù shàng qiáng
  1. 1 useless (idiom)
  2. 2 worthless
  3. 3 inept
磕头如捣蒜
kè tóu rú dǎo suàn
  1. 1 lit. to kowtow like grinding garlic (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to pound the ground with one's head
贪多嚼不烂
tān duō jiáo bù làn
  1. 1 to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
陈谷子烂芝麻
chén gǔ zi làn zhī ma
  1. 1 lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip

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