猛

měng · meng

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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

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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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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