烂泥

爛泥

lànní

noun #19,054

Meanings

1 mud
2 mire
3 slush

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

雨后路上全是烂泥。

Yǔhòu lùshàng quán shì lànní.

After the rain, the road was all mud.

HSK 7-9

他的鞋子陷进了烂泥里。

Tā de xiézi xiànjìn le lànní lǐ.

His shoes sank into the mire.

Tips

culture

The saying 烂泥扶不上墙 ('mud can't be propped up on a wall') describes a hopelessly useless person.

Stroke Order

烂 làn

泥 ní