猖狂

chāng kuáng

HSK 7–9

Meaning

狂妄放肆，无所顾忌。

Arrogant, rampant, unbridled.

多用于形容人的言行或某种势力、现象极为放肆、嚣张。

Often used to describe a person's words and actions or a force/phenomenon as extremely reckless and arrogant.

1 敌人猖狂进攻，被我们英勇击退。 (The enemy launched a reckless attack and was bravely repelled by us.)
2 他说话很猖狂，完全不把别人放在眼里。 (He speaks arrogantly, completely disregarding others.)
3 最近小偷活动猖狂，大家出门要关好门窗。 (Recently, thieves have been rampant; everyone should lock doors and windows when going out.)
4 病毒猖狂传播，我们必须采取严格的防控措施。 (The virus is spreading rampantly; we must take strict prevention and control measures.)
5 他的嚣张气焰非常猖狂，最终引起了公愤。 (His arrogant demeanor was extremely unbridled and eventually aroused public indignation.)

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