捣烂 (搗爛)
dǎo làn
Pinyin

Definition

捣烂 (搗爛)
 - 
dǎo làn
  1. to mash
  2. to beat to a pulp

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

càn làn
  1. 1 to glitter
  2. 2 brilliant
  3. 3 splendid
làn
  1. 1 soft
  2. 2 mushy
  3. 3 well-cooked and soft
  4. 4 to rot
  5. 5 to decompose
  6. 6 rotten
  7. 7 worn out
  8. 8 chaotic
  9. 9 messy
  10. 10 utterly
  11. 11 thoroughly
  12. 12 crappy
  13. 13 bad
dǎo
  1. 1 pound
  2. 2 beat
  3. 3 hull
  4. 4 attack
  5. 5 disturb
  6. 6 stir
dǎo luàn
  1. 1 to disturb
  2. 2 to look for trouble
  3. 3 to stir up a row
  4. 4 to bother sb intentionally
dǎo làn
  1. 1 to mash
  2. 2 to beat to a pulp

Idioms (8)

好记性不如烂笔头
hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu
  1. 1 the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
海枯石烂
hǎi kū shí làn
  1. 1 lit. when the seas run dry and the stones go soft (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. forever
  3. 3 until the end of time
滚瓜烂熟
gǔn guā làn shú
  1. 1 lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom); fig. to know fluently
  2. 2 to know sth inside out
  3. 3 to know sth by heart
焦头烂额
jiāo tóu làn é
  1. 1 lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. hard-pressed
  3. 3 under pressure (from a heavy workload, creditors etc)
烂泥扶不上墙
làn ní fú bù shàng qiáng
  1. 1 useless (idiom)
  2. 2 worthless
  3. 3 inept