Chinese Word: 滥 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

滥 (Trad.: 濫)HSK 6

Pinyin: làn

English Definition: overflowing; excessive; indiscriminate

Chinese Definition:
①流水漫溢：泛滥。
②不加选择，不加节制：滥用职权。宁缺勿滥。滥伐。
③浮泛不合实际：陈词滥调。滥竽充数(喻没有真正的才干，而混在行家里面充数，或以次充好。有时亦表示自谦)。

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 水

Pictophonetic:监 indicates the sound; 氵 (water) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 氵 [ shuǐ ] water
- 监 [ jiān ] to supervise, to direct, to control; to inspect; prison, jail

Similar Characters: 槛

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滥用	làn yòng	to misuse; to abuse
泛滥HSK 6	fàn làn	to be in flood; to overflow (the banks); to inundate; to spread unchecked
滥伐	làn fá	to denude; illegal logging; forest clearance
乱砍滥伐	luàn kǎn làn fá	to fell trees indiscriminately; excessive deforestation (idiom)
粗制滥造	cū zhì làn zào	to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom); rough and slipshod work

1		hé shuǐ 河水 fàn làn 泛滥， chōng tā 冲塌 le 了 dī àn 堤岸。 The river floods caved in the bank.
2		dú pǐn 毒品 fàn làn 泛滥 shì 是 shè huì 社会 de 的 yī dà 一大 wán jí 顽疾。 Rampant drug abuse is a major malady in society.
3		dǎng yuán 党员 gàn bù 干部 bì xū 必须 yī fǎ 依法 xíng zhèng 行政， bù dé 不得 làn yòng 滥用 zhí quán 职权。 Party members and cadres must administer in accordance with the law and must not abuse their power.
4		bú dàng 不当 de 的 quán lì 权力 làn yòng 滥用 huì 会 ràng 让 rén men 人们 gǎn dào 感到 bù ān 不安 hé 和 cuò bài 挫败。 Improper use of power can make people feel uneasy and demoralized.
5		mín zhǔ 民主 zhì dù 制度 zhòng shì 重视 fǎ lǜ 法律 píng děng 平等 hé 和 gè rén 个人 zì yóu 自由， bì miǎn 避免 zhuān zhì 专制 lǐng dǎo rén 领导人 suǒ 所 dài lái 带来 de 的 quán lì 权力 làn yòng 滥用。 The democratic system emphasizes legal equality and individual freedom, avoiding abuses of power by authoritarian leaders.

1		hé shuǐ 河水 fàn làn 泛滥， chōng tā 冲塌 le 了 dī àn 堤岸。 The river floods caved in the bank.
2		dú pǐn 毒品 fàn làn 泛滥 shì 是 shè huì 社会 de 的 yī dà 一大 wán jí 顽疾。 Rampant drug abuse is a major malady in society.
3		dǎng yuán 党员 gàn bù 干部 bì xū 必须 yī fǎ 依法 xíng zhèng 行政， bù dé 不得 làn yòng 滥用 zhí quán 职权。 Party members and cadres must administer in accordance with the law and must not abuse their power.
4		bú dàng 不当 de 的 quán lì 权力 làn yòng 滥用 huì 会 ràng 让 rén men 人们 gǎn dào 感到 bù ān 不安 hé 和 cuò bài 挫败。 Improper use of power can make people feel uneasy and demoralized.
5		mín zhǔ 民主 zhì dù 制度 zhòng shì 重视 fǎ lǜ 法律 píng děng 平等 hé 和 gè rén 个人 zì yóu 自由， bì miǎn 避免 zhuān zhì 专制 lǐng dǎo rén 领导人 suǒ 所 dài lái 带来 de 的 quán lì 权力 làn yòng 滥用。 The democratic system emphasizes legal equality and individual freedom, avoiding abuses of power by authoritarian leaders.