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Meaning of 猛

Pinyin měng

Radical

犭

Strokes

Definition

ferocious / suddenly / fierce / violent / abrupt

Usage

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猛 (měng) 1. Great momentum, great strength. 气势大，力量大。 2. Suddenly, abruptly. 忽然，突然。 3. Severe. 严厉。 4. Fierce, ferocious. 凶暴。 5. An ancient mammal, the woolly elephant. 古哺乳动物，长毛的象。 1. Great momentum, great strength: 威猛 (valiant), 猛烈 (fierce), 勇猛 (daring). 气势大，力量大：～将。～士。～烈。勇～。 2. Suddenly, abruptly: 猛然 (suddenly), 猛可 (suddenly), 猛不防 (suddenly taken by surprise). 忽然，突然：～然。～省（xǐng ）（亦作“猛醒”）。～可（突然，陡然）。～不防。 3. Severe: 怕宽以济猛 (fear of being too lenient). 严厉：宽以济～。 4. Fierce: 苛政猛于虎 (tyrannical rule is fiercer than a tiger). 凶暴：苛政～于虎。～禽。～兽。～戾。～悍。 5. An ancient mammal, the woolly elephant: 猛犸。古哺乳动物，长毛的象：～犸。 Origin: 本义: 健壮的狗 (the original meaning: strong dog). 造字法: 形声。从犬，孟声 (the method of forming characters: phono-semantic compound; combines the radical meaning of 'dog' with the phonetic component 'Měng'). Examples: 健犬也 (strong dog). 驱猛兽 (drive fierce beasts). 猛虞趪趪 (fierce and intimidating). 又如: 大猛 (big dog). As an adjective: 1. Fierce, terrifying. 凶恶可怕 ([En.] fierce; ferocious; violent) 2. Valiant. 勇猛;威猛 ([En.] valiant) 3. Severe. 严厉 ([En.] severe) 4. Fierce (intense; strong). 猛烈(强烈;刚烈) ([En.] fierce; violent; vigorous) Examples: 如猛兽奇鬼 (like fierce beasts and strange ghosts). 又如: 猛利 (equally fierce); 猛急 (impulsive); 猛暴 (ferocious and tyrannical). As an adverb: 1. Suddenly. 忽然，突然 ([En.] suddenly) 2. Very, extremely. 非常，甚 ([En.] very) Examples: 猛省曰: “吾儿忘却!” (suddenly exclaiming: "My child has forgotten!"). 又如: 猛不乍 (suddenly); 猛生 (suddenly).

威猛 wēi měng

bold and powerful

勇猛 yǒng měng

bold and powerful / brave and fierce

猛扑 měng pū

to charge / to pounce on / to swoop down on

猛兽 měng shòu

ferocious beast / fierce animal

猛撞 měng zhuàng

to slam (into) / to smash (into)

猛攻 měng gōng

to attack violently / to storm

猛涨 měng zhǎng

(of water) to soar / (of prices) to skyrocket

猛犸象 měng mǎ xiàng

see 猛獁|猛犸[meng3 ma3]

猛地 měng de

suddenly

猛烈 měng liè

fierce / violent (criticism etc)

凶猛 xiōng měng

fierce / violent / ferocious

猛犸 měng mǎ

mammoth

猛然 měng rán

suddenly / abruptly

猛禽 měng qín

bird of prey

迅猛 xùn měng

quick and violent

猛击 měng jī

to slap / to smack / to punch

猛虎 měng hǔ

fierce tiger

猛增 měng zēng

sharp increase / rapid growth

猛将 měng jiàng

fierce general / valiant military leader / fig. brave individual

突飞猛进 tū fēi měng jìn

to advance by leaps and bounds

猛冲 měng chōng

to charge forward

猛然间 měng rán jiān

Suddenly

高歌猛进 gāo gē měng jìn

to advance singing loudly (idiom); triumphant progress

猛打 měng dǎ

to strike / wham!

猛醒 měng xǐng

to realise suddenly / to wake up to the truth