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灿烂

càn làn

HSK 6 2-character word Traditional 燦爛

What 灿烂 means

1. to glitter
2. brilliant
3. splendid

The characters in 灿烂

• 灿cànglorious; bright; brilliant
• 烂lànsoft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose

Example sentences

• 这个世界是灿烂的吗？
  Zhège shìjiè shì cànlàn de ma?
  Is it splendid, this world?
• 寒冷干燥，灿烂的阳光，多么美丽的冬日天气!
  Hánlěng gānzào, cànlàn de yángguāng, duōme měilì de dōng rì tiānqì!
  Cold and dry, splendid sunshine, what beautiful winter weather!

Words starting with 灿烂

• 灿烂多彩càn làn duō cǎimulticolored splendor (of fireworks, bright lights etc)