lan4
làn
overflowing; excessive; indiscriminate

strokes 17
radical
strokes after radical 14
陈词滥调 陳詞濫調 chen2 ci2 lan4 diao4
chénlàndiào
cliché; commonplace; truism; stereotype

粗制滥造 粗製濫造 cu1 zhi4 lan4 zao4
zhìlànzào
to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom); rough and slipshod work

泛滥 泛濫 fan4 lan4
fànlàn
to be in flood; to overflow (the banks); to inundate; to spread unchecked

泛滥成灾 泛濫成災 fan4 lan4 cheng2 zai1
fànlànchéngzāi
flood causes disaster (idiom); fig. swamped with work

浮滥 浮濫 fu2 lan4
làn
excessive; exorbitant; excessively

狂轰滥炸 狂轟濫炸 kuang2 hong1 lan4 zha4
kuánghōnglànzhà
to bomb indiscriminately

滥调 濫調 lan4 diao4
làndiào
hackneyed talk; platitude

滥伐 濫伐 lan4 fa2
làn
to denude; illegal logging; forest clearance

滥好人 濫好人 lan4 hao3 ren2
lànhǎorén
sb who tries to be on good terms with everyone

滥交 濫交 lan4 jiao1
lànjiāo
to fall into bad company; to make acquaintances indiscriminately

滥砍滥伐 濫砍濫伐 lan4 kan3 lan4 fa2
lànkǎnlàn
wanton destruction of forested lands

滥骂 濫罵 lan4 ma4
làn
scurrilous; to scold indiscriminately

滥漫 濫漫 lan4 man4
lànmàn
arbitrary; indiscriminate

滥情 濫情 lan4 qing2
lànqíng
fickle in love; sentimentality

滥权 濫權 lan4 quan2
lànquán
abuse of authority

滥杀 濫殺 lan4 sha1
lànshā
to kill indiscriminately; to massacre

滥杀无辜 濫殺無辜 lan4 sha1 wu2 gu1
lànshā
willfully slaughter the innocent (idiom)

滥觞 濫觴 lan4 shang1
lànshāng
lit. floating wine goblets on a stream; the origin (of some phenomenon)

滥套子 濫套子 lan4 tao4 zi5
làntàozi
platitude; pointless talk

滥刑 濫刑 lan4 xing2
lànxíng
indiscriminate punishment

滥用 濫用 lan4 yong4
lànyòng
to misuse; to abuse

滥用权力 濫用權力 lan4 yong4 quan2 li4
lànyòngquán
abuse of power

滥用职权 濫用職權 lan4 yong4 zhi2 quan2
lànyòngzhíquán
abuse of power

滥竽 濫竽 lan4 yu2
làn
indiscriminately included in company (without any qualification); see 濫竽充數|滥竽充数

滥竽充数 濫竽充數 lan4 yu2 chong1 shu4
lànchōngshù
lit. to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom); fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products; to masquerade as having an ability; token member of a group

宁缺毋滥 寧缺毋濫 ning4 que1 wu2 lan4
nìngquēlàn
better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option

宁缺勿滥 寧缺勿濫 ning4 que1 wu4 lan4
nìngquēlàn
same as 寧缺毋濫|宁缺毋滥

俗滥 俗濫 su2 lan4
làn
clichéd; tacky

下三滥 下三濫 xia4 san1 lan4
xiàsānlàn
riffraff; scum; lowlife; despicable; inferior