疯疯癫癫 (fēng fēng diān diān) — deranged and flighty; crazy in a silly or scatterbrained way

Definition

A vivid reduplicated adjective meaning 'crazy in a silly, scatterbrained way' — describes behavior or a person acting wild and eccentric, not seriously mentally ill. Often used as 〜的 before a verb.

bound form
deranged and flightycrazy in a silly or scatterbrained way

Examples

  • 疯疯癫癫
    Tā zuì jìn zǒng shì fēng fēng diān diān de, shuō huà diān sān dǎo sì.
    He's been acting all crazy lately, talking nonsense.
  • 疯疯癫癫
    Bié kàn tā píng shí fēng fēng diān diān, gōng zuò qǐ lái qí shí hěn rèn zhēn.
    She may seem flighty normally, but she's actually very serious when she works.
  • 疯疯癫癫
    Nà ge fēng fēng diān diān de lǎo tóu r zài jiē shàng yòu chàng yòu tiào.
    That crazy old man was singing and dancing in the street.
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