稀糊烂

稀糊爛

xīhúlàn

adjective

Meanings

1 reduced to pulp
2 smashed to bits; utterly ruined
3 in a miserable, falling-apart state

Characters

rotten, smashed

Examples

那个西红柿被踩得稀糊烂。

Nà ge xīhóngshì bèi cǎi de xīhúlàn.

The tomato was crushed into complete pulp.

工厂早就亏得稀糊烂，没人想接手。

Gōngchǎng zǎo jiù kuī de xīhúlàn, méi rén xiǎng jiēshǒu.

The factory has long since gone to ruin — nobody wants to take it over.

考试考得稀糊烂，他不敢告诉家里。

Kǎoshì kǎo de xīhúlàn, tā bù gǎn gàosu jiā lǐ.

He bombed the exam so badly he didn't dare tell his family.

Tips

usage

Three overlapping senses: physically mashed/rotten, utterly destroyed, and in a socially wretched state (like bombing an exam). Colloquial and vivid — pairs naturally with 得 to describe the result of a ruinous action.

Stroke Order

稀 xī

糊 hú

烂 làn