猛 (měng) — fierce, violent, intense; brave, valiant; (slang) awesome, amazing
Definition
猛 covers two ranges: a literal 'fierce/violent' sense (猛兽, 攻势猛烈) and a slang 'awesome/amazing' sense, like 牛 or 神. The literal sense is stronger than 英勇 (heroic, valor-based).
adjective
fierceviolentintensebravevaliant(slang) awesomeamazing
Examples
- 猛，。Zhè zhī lǎo hǔ fēi cháng měng, shuí dōu bù gǎn kào jìn.This tiger is very fierce; nobody dares to get close.
- ，。Tā shì yì míng měng jiàng, zài zhàn chǎng shàng cóng bú tuì suō.He is a brave general who never retreats on the battlefield.
- 猛，。Tā de biǎo yǎn tài měng le, quán chǎng dōu gǔ zhǎng.His performance was so awesome that the whole audience applauded.
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