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放肆

fàng sì

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • wanton
  • unbridled
  • presumptuous
  • impudent

Definition

放肆,指言行轻率、毫无顾忌,常用来形容人的行为过于放纵、不守规矩。

unbridled; presumptuous; audacious; unrestrained behavior.

Usage

通常用于批评或谴责某人的言行过分、没有分寸,带有负面色彩。

Often used to criticize or condemn someone's excessive or inappropriate behavior, carrying a negative connotation.

Examples

  • 1 他在会议上大声喧哗,真是太放肆了。 (He was being very presumptuous by talking loudly at the meeting.)
  • 2 你怎么能对长辈这么放肆? (How can you be so audacious towards your elders?)
  • 3 孩子被宠得越来越放肆了。 (The child is getting more and more unrestrained because of being spoiled.)
  • 4 面对老师的警告,他依然放肆地大笑。 (Despite the teacher's warning, he still laughed presumptuously.)
  • 5 这种放肆的行为必须受到惩罚。 (Such unbridled behavior must be punished.)
  • 6 她今天打扮得十分放肆,引起了众人的侧目。 (She dressed so audaciously today that it drew stares from everyone.)

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