Meaning
excessive; indiscriminate
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “lan” becomes a different word in each tone. 滥 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 泛滥fàn lànto overflow; to inundate; to flood; (fig.) to proliferate unchecked
- 滥用làn yòngto misuse; to abuse
- 滥情làn qíngfickle in love; sentimentality
- 滥权làn quánto abuse one's authority; to misuse power
- 滥交làn jiāoto fall into bad company; to make acquaintances indiscriminately
Example Sentence
我们不能滥用水资源，要节约用水。Wǒ men bù néng làn yòng shuǐ zī yuán, yào jié yuē yòng shuǐ.We must not waste water resources; we should use water sparingly.
我们Wǒ menwe不能bù néngcannot滥用làn yòngto misuse水shuǐShui ethnic group资源zī yuánresource (such as manpower，要yàoto want节约jié yuēto economize用yòngto use水shuǐShui ethnic group。