滥 (làn) — overflowing, flooding (as in 泛滥); excessive, immoderate, indiscriminate (as in 滥用, 滥交); trite, hackneyed (as in 陈词滥调)
Definition
Bound morpheme meaning 'excessive / indiscriminate' (滥用 abuse, 泛滥 flood). Carries a negative judgment of excess or lack of standards, unlike neutral plentiful words.
bound form
overflowingflooding (as in 泛滥)excessiveimmoderateindiscriminate (as in 滥用, 滥交)tritehackneyed (as in 陈词滥调)
Examples
- ，。Hé shuǐ fàn làn, yān mò le nóng tián.The river overflowed and flooded the farmland.
- 。Bù néng làn yòng zhí quán móu qǔ sī lì.You must not abuse your power for personal gain.
- ，。Tā de yǎn jiǎng quán shì chén cí làn diào, háo wú xīn yì.His speech was full of clichés and had no originality.
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