猛 měng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 犭 — dog
- Made of
- 犭 dog 孟 first in a series
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
猛
měng
fierce; sudden; violent
Character
Example phrases
- 山洪来得太猛，临时堤坝几分钟内就被冲垮了。 Shānhóng lái de tài měng, línshí dībà jǐ fēnzhōng nèi jiù bèi chōngkuǎ le. The flash flood came so violently that the temporary embankment was washed away within minutes.
- 风刮得很猛，帽子一下子被吹跑了。 Fēng guā de hěn měng, màozi yíxiàzi bèi chuī pǎo le. The wind blew so hard that the hat was blown away at once.
- 这辆车起步太猛，车上的乘客都往后一仰。 Zhè liàng chē qǐbù tài měng, chē shàng de chéngkè dōu wǎng hòu yì yǎng. The car pulled away so abruptly that all the passengers were thrown back.
Related words
- 猛烈 měngliè violent; fierce; intense
- 猛然 měngrán suddenly; abruptly
- 凶猛 xiōngměng fierce; violent; ferocious
- 迅猛 xùnměng rapid and vigorous; swift and fierce
- 磕 kē to knock; to bump
- 失控 shīkòng to lose control; out of control
- 失事 shīshì to have an accident; to crash
- 空难 kōngnàn air disaster; plane crash
- 烧毁 shāohuǐ to burn down; to destroy by fire
- 丧生 sàngshēng to lose one's life; to die
- 惊险 jīngxiǎn thrilling; dangerous
- 惊心动魄 jīngxīndòngpò thrilling; soul-stirring; breathtaking