流
氓

About

The word "流氓" is formed from the character 流, meaning "to flow" or "wander", and 氓, meaning "commoner" or "vagrant", combining to describe someone who wanders without settled means, which semantically evolved to refer to a person behaving in a disorderly, deceitful, or immoral manner, thus meaning "rogue" or "hooligan".

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那个流氓被警察抓住了。

Nàge liúmáng bèi jǐngchá zhuā zhù le.

That hooligan was caught by the police.

他的流氓行为受到了谴责。

Tā de liúmáng xíngwéi shòudàole qiǎnzé.

His hooligan behavior was condemned.

政府必须打击流氓团伙的犯罪活动。

Zhèngfǔ bìxū dǎjí liúmáng tuánhuǒ de fànzuì huódòng.

The government must crack down on the criminal activities of gangster groups.

尽管他声称自己已改过自新，但许多人仍视他为流氓。

Jǐnguǎn tā chēngshēng zìjǐ yǐ gǎiguòzìxīn, dàn xǔduō rén réng shì tā wéi liúmáng.

Although he claims to have turned over a new leaf, many people still regard him as a rogue.

有些跨国公司被指责使用流氓手段进行不正当竞争。

Yǒuxiē kuàguó gōngsī bèi zhǐzé shǐyòng liúmáng shǒuduàn jìnxíng bù zhèngdàng jìngzhēng.

Some multinational corporations are accused of using rogue tactics for unfair competition.

Word Definition - 流氓

liú máng rogue; hoodlum; gangster; immoral behavior

Individual Character Details

流 liú
氓 máng, méng