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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

腐烂 [fǔlàn]
  1. 1. verb rot
  2. 2. adjective decadent

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

腐烂 [fǔlàn]
  1. 1. decompose; become putrid (or rotten); rot
    一大批水果腐烂了。
    A large supply of fruit rotted.
    腐烂的树叶是好肥料。
    Decomposed leaves make good fertilizer.
  2. 2. corrupt; rotten

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

腐烂 [fǔlàn]
  1. 1. 有机体由于微生物的孳生而变质
    腐烂食品
  2. 2. 比喻腐化堕落
    生活腐烂

Examples

木材经过风干可以防止腐烂
Air-drying can prevent wood rotting away.
腐烂的树叶是好肥料。
Decomposed leaves make good fertilizer.
腐烂
腐烂
生活腐烂
This potato is rotten throughout.
这个马铃薯完全腐烂了。

Collocations

肌肉腐烂
rotting flesh
腐烂变质
to go bad
腐烂的食物
rotten food
开始腐烂
to start to decay
完全腐烂
totally corrupt
生活腐烂
a decaying life
腐烂的灵魂
a corrupt soul
腐烂透顶
to completely decay
腐烂不堪
utterly spoilt

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