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猛

měng · meng

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HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. ferocious
  2. fierce
  3. violent
  4. brave
  5. suddenly
  6. abrupt
  7. (slang) awesome
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In a conversation

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Run hard!

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)跑得(pǎode)好(hǎo)猛(měng)啊(a)！

    You run so hard!

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)猛(měng)跑了(pǎole)十(shí)分钟(fēnzhōng)，现在(xiànzài)好(hǎo)渴(kě)。

    I ran hard for ten minutes. Now I am so thirsty.

  3. Dengdeng

    水(shuǐ)在(zài)这儿(zhèr)，你(nǐ)慢点儿(màndiǎnr)喝(hē)。

    Here is water. Drink slowly.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)猛(měng)喝(hē)一口(yīkǒu)。

    OK, I will take a big gulp.

  5. Dengdeng

    看(kàn)，你(nǐ)喝得(hēde)太(tài)猛(měng)，水(shuǐ)都(dōu)洒出来了(sǎchūláile)！

    Look, you drank so fast that water spilled everywhere!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)猛(měng)踩(cǎi)煞(shā)车(chē)，汽(qì)车(chē)开(kāi)始(shǐ)打(dǎ)滑(huá)。

Tom slammed on the brakes and the car began to skid.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by ddnktr · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)猛(měng)地(de)站(zhàn)起(qǐ)来(lái)，把(bǎ)大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)吓(xià)了(le)一(yí)跳(tiào)。

He suddenly stood up and startled everyone.

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