糜烂

糜爛
mílàn
verb #32,452

Meanings

  1. 1 to erode / ulcerate
  2. 2 to fester / rot
  3. 3 dissipated / decadent

Examples

HSK 2
Tā guò zhe mílàn de shēnghuó.
He leads a dissolute life.
HSK 7-9
Wèijìng xiǎnshì wèi niánmó yǒu mílàn.
The gastroscopy showed erosion of the stomach lining.

Tips

usage
Medical use (mucosal erosion, 胃糜烂 gastritis-level damage) and moral use (decadent, 糜烂的生活) share the same character. The literal sense is rotten food turning to mush - originally meant congee/porridge.

Stroke Order

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