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野蛮

yěmán

savage; barbaric; rough

A rough person tramples a flower bed while another waters flowers
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Characters in this word

野 yě

Strokes
11
Radical
里 — inside
Made of
里 inside 予 to give
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

蛮 mán

Strokes
12
Radical
虫 — insect, worm
Made of
亦 also, too 虫 insect, worm
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 蛮

Example phrases

  • 用野蛮的方式推进城市更新,只会切断居民与社区之间的情感联系。 Yòng yěmán de fāngshì tuījìn chéngshì gēngxīn, zhǐ huì qiēduàn jūmín yǔ shèqū zhījiān de qínggǎn liánxì. Pushing urban renewal forward in a rough and barbaric way will only sever the emotional ties between residents and their community.
  • 别用野蛮的方式拆包裹,小心里面的东西。 Bié yòng yěmán de fāngshì chāi bāoguǒ, xiǎoxīn lǐmiàn de dōngxī. Don't tear open the package so roughly; be careful with what's inside.
  • 足球比赛中野蛮的动作很容易让队员受伤。 Zúqiú bǐsài zhōng yěmán de dòngzuò hěn róngyì ràng duìyuán shòushāng. In football matches, rough actions can easily injure players.

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