猛 (měng) — fierce, violent, intense; brave, valiant; (slan…

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.
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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.