Definition
大大咧咧 describes someone who is carefree and casual, often to the point of being careless or offhand — it has a slightly negative or teasing tone. It's more specific than 随便 (suíbiàn, 'casual, informal'), which is neutral, and less elegant than 潇洒 (xiāosǎ, 'suave and carefree'). The AABB reduplication is typical of colloquial adjectives in Chinese.
adjective
carefree and casual in mannereasygoing but tending to be careless or offhand
Examples
- 大大咧咧，。Tā zhège rén xìnggé dà da liē liē, zuò shénme dōu bù zháojí.He's a carefree person who doesn't get anxious about anything.
- 大大咧咧，。Nǐ zuò shì zhème dà da liē liē, chízǎo huì chū máfan de.You're so offhand about things — sooner or later you'll get into trouble.
- 大大咧咧，。Bié kàn Xiǎo Míng dà da liē liē, tā kǎoshì kě cónglái méi shīwù guò.Don't let Xiao Ming's casual attitude fool you — he's never made a mistake on exams.
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