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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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