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7-9

savage

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

chang1kuang2 chāngkuáng

Meaning


Primary

savage

Alternatives

savagely, furious, ferocious

Mnemonic


猖狂 Savage describes something that is so 猖 ferocious that it reaches a 狂 crazy level of uncivilized fierceness.

Usage


那个 国王 以 猖狂 的 手段 统治 他 的 国家。

That king ruled his country with savage methods.

敌军 猖狂 地 进攻 我们 的 阵地。

The enemy forces launched a savage attack on our position.

那 群 强盗 猖狂 地 洗劫 了 商店。

That group of robbers savagely looted the store.

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