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Radical 86 · 9 strokes

soft; mushy

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MEANING8 meanings

MEANING

  1. adjective

    soft; mushy

    柔软而容易损坏;不坚硬róuruǎn érqiě róngyì sǔnhuài;bújiāngyìng

    • This apple has gone bad.

  2. adjective

    well-cooked and soft

    食物煮得很软,容易破碎shíwù zhǔ de hěn ruǎn, róngyì pòsuì

    • This meat is cooked until very tender.

  3. verb

    to rot; to decompose

    物体腐烂、变质或破坏wùtǐ fǔlan、biànzhì huò pòhuài

    • These fruits have all gone bad.

  4. adjective

    worn out

    破旧、损坏到不能用pòjiù、sǔnhuài dào búnéng yòng

    • This piece of clothing has worn out from too much wear.

  5. adjective

    crappy; bad

    质量很差,不好用的zhìliàng hěn chà, búhǎo yòng de

    • This movie is terrible!

  6. adjective

    chaotic; messy

    不整洁、混乱、杂乱无序bù zhěngjié、huùnluàn、záluàn wúxù

    • The room is in a mess.

  7. adverb

    utterly; thoroughly

    完全地;彻底地wánquán de; chèdǐ de

    • He was dead drunk.

  8. adjective

    rotten

    腐烂,不新鲜;品质差fǔ làn, bù xīnxiān; pǐnzhì chà

    • This apple has rotted.

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Fire burns and destroys orchid flowers until they rot, symbolizing decay and ruin.

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