绚烂

絢爛

xuànlàn

adjective #30,546

Meanings

1 splendid
2 gorgeous
3 dazzling
4 resplendent (esp. of color, light, fireworks, blossoms)

Characters

gorgeous, brilliant

bright, vivid (here)

Examples

HSK 4

她度过了绚烂的一生。

Tā dùguò le xuànlàn de yīshēng.

She lived a splendid life.

HSK 7-9

烟花在夜空中绚烂绽放。

Yānhuā zài yèkōng zhōng xuànlàn zhànfàng.

Fireworks bloomed dazzlingly in the night sky.

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Literary/poetic. Pairs with vivid color and light: 绚烂的烟花 (dazzling fireworks), 绚烂的色彩 (splendid colors), 绚烂的人生 (a brilliant life). The poet 三毛's famous line 绚烂之极归于平淡, 'after the height of splendor comes plainness.'

Stroke Order

绚 xuàn

烂 làn