Chinese word

疯狂

Pronunciation

Pinyinfēng kuáng

Meaning

  • adjectivecrazy

Example

这是一个疯狂的主意。zhè shì yí gè fēng kuáng de zhǔ yì

This is a crazy idea.

Illustration for 疯狂 (crazy)

More examples

他的疯狂的决定让大家都很担心。tā de fēng kuáng de jué dìng ràng dà jiā dōu hěn dān xīn

His crazy decision made everyone very worried.

Core concept

A mind, feeling, or activity bursts past ordinary limits and loses its restraint.

Common phrases

  • 疯狂的举动fēng kuáng de jǔ dòng

    crazy act

  • 疯狂的决定fēng kuáng de jué dìng

    crazy decision

  • 疯狂的爱情fēng kuáng de ài qíng

    crazy love

Similar words

狂热kuáng rè: Showing extreme enthusiasm that overwhelms calm thought and self-control.
狂暴kuáng bào: Showing uncontrolled aggression after reason and self-control have faded.

Definition in Chinese

表示行为或情绪失去理性或控制，也可指程度极高、接近失控的热情或过度。biǎo shì xíng wéi huò qíng xù shī qù lǐ xìng huò kòng zhì yě kě zhǐ chéng dù jí gāo jiē jìn shī kòng de rè qíng huò guò dù

Word origin

疯狂 (fēngkuáng, "crazy") combines 疯 (fēng, "out of control") and 狂 (kuáng, "wild"), joining two ideas of lost restraint into one word that also extends to extreme intensity.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this adjective often comes before a noun to mark extreme intensity; applied directly to a person, it can sound insulting.

Other meanings

  • madnessnoun
  • frenzynoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 疯狂地fēng kuáng dìcrazilyadverb
  • 疯狂分子fēng kuáng fèn zǐextremistnoun

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