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蛮

mán · man

Traditional 蠻

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. barbarian
  2. bullying
  3. very
  4. quite
  5. rough
  6. reckless
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Quite spicy

  1. Liangliang

    这家(zhèjiā)火锅(huǒguō)蛮(mán)好吃(hǎochī)的(de)。

    This hotpot is quite tasty.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)觉得(juéde)蛮(mán)辣(là)的(de)。

    I think it is quite spicy.

  3. Liangliang

    蛮(mán)辣(là)才(cái)过瘾(guòyǐn)。

    Quite spicy is the fun part.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)不(bù)能(néng)吃辣(chīlà)吗(ma)？

    Aren't you the one who cannot eat spicy food?

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)蛮(mán)能(néng)吃辣(chīlà)的(de)，就是(jiùshì)喝(hē)了(le)五杯(wǔbēi)水(shuǐ)。

    I can handle spice quite well. I have just had five glasses of water.

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2 examples
01

我(Wǒ)的(de)名(míng)字(zi)在(zài)我(wǒ)的(de)国(guó)家(jiā)蛮(mán)少(shǎo)见(jiàn)的(de)。

My name is very rare in our country.

Tatoeba: Chinese by klzlueylx · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(Tāng)姆(mǔ)看(kàn)起(qǐ)来(lái)蛮(mán)高(gāo)兴(xìng)的(de)。

Tom looks quite happy.

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

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