猛 - měng - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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猛

měng

Definition

ferocious
fierce
violent
brave
suddenly
abrupt
(slang) awesome

Character Decomposition

Related words (40)

suddenly

suddenly; unexpectedly

猛兽

měng shòu

ferocious beast; fierce animal

to charge forward

to slap; to smack; to punch

猛力

měng lì

with all one's might; with sudden force; violently; to slam

猛可

měng kě

suddenly; in an instant

猛吃

měng chī

to gobble up; to gorge oneself on (food)

suddenly

sharp increase; rapid growth

猛将

měng jiàng

fierce general; valiant military leader; (fig.) brave individual

to tie in to

to charge; to pounce on; to swoop down on

to strike; wham!

to slam (into); to smash (into)

猛攻

měng gōng

to attack violently; to storm

猛料

měng liào

hot news item; awesome

猛涨

měng zhǎng

(of water) to soar; (of prices) to skyrocket

猛烈

měng liè

fierce; violent (criticism etc)

suddenly; abruptly

mammoth

bird of prey

fierce tiger

drop sharply (e.g. stock prices)

猛进

měng jìn

to advance boldly; to push ahead vigorously

猛醒

měng xǐng

to realise suddenly; to wake up to the truth

猛隼

měng sǔn

(bird species of China) oriental hobby (Falco severus)

猛鸮

měng xiāo

(bird species of China) northern hawk-owl (Surnia ulula)

猛一看

měng yī kàn

at first glance; first impression

猛不防

měng bù fáng

suddenly; unexpectedly; taken by surprise; at unawares

猛劲儿

měng jìn r

to dash; to put on a spurt; to redouble efforts

see 猛犸

fierce; violent; ferocious

勇猛

yǒng měng

bold and powerful; brave and fierce

bold and powerful

full of life; violent; brave; fresh (of seafood)

quick and violent

(dialect) bustling; lively

扎猛子

zhā měng zi

to swim with head submerged

突飞猛进

tū fēi měng jìn

to advance by leaps and bounds

Idioms (4)

洪水猛兽

hóng shuǐ měng shòu

(lit.) severe floods and fierce beasts (idiom); (fig.) great scourges; extremely dangerous or threatening things

谋臣猛将

móu chén měng jiàng

strategic experts and powerful generals (idiom)

高歌猛进

gāo gē měng jìn

to advance singing loudly (idiom); triumphant progress

苛政猛于虎

kē zhèng měng yú hǔ

tyrannical government is fiercer than a tiger (idiom)

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