流氓

liú máng · liu mang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. rogue
  2. hoodlum
  3. gangster
  4. immoral behavior

In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)个(ge)流(liú)氓(máng)在(zài)街(jiē)上(shang)欺(qī)负(fu)小(xiǎo)孩(hái),被(bèi)警(jǐng)察(chá)带(dài)走(zǒu)了(le)。

That hoodlum bullied a child on the street and was taken away by the police.

02

女(nǚ)孩(hái)子(zi)晚(wǎn)上(shang)出(chū)门(mén)要(yào)小(xiǎo)心(xīn),别(bié)碰(pèng)上(shàng)流(liú)氓(máng)。

Girls should be careful when going out at night, so they don't run into hoodlums.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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