蛮干 (mán gàn) — to act recklessly; to be foolhardy

Definition

蛮干 means to push ahead recklessly without thinking — brute-force action that ignores method. Pairs naturally with 不要 / 不能 to warn against it (做事不能蛮干).

verb

to act recklesslyto be foolhardy

Examples

蛮干，。
Zuò shì bù néng mán gàn, yào sān sī ér xíng.
Don't act recklessly; think twice before you act.
蛮干。
Tā mán gàn de jié guǒ shì làng fèi le hěn duō rén lì.
His foolhardy actions wasted a lot of manpower.
蛮干，。
Wǒ men bú yào mán gàn, yào jiǎng jiu fāng fǎ.
We shouldn't act rashly; we need to use proper methods.

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