(fēng kuáng) - crazy, mad, frantic in Mandarin

fēngkuáng

Traditional: 瘋狂

HSK 5

#741 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

crazy, mad, frantic

Word origin

A compound of 疯 (feng) 'mad' and 狂 (kuang) 'wild, frenzied', the latter built on the 犭 'dog/beast' radical. Together: 'crazy, frantic'.

Origin: compound
Root: 疯 (feng, 'mad') + 狂 (kuang, 'wild', 犭beast radical)

Stroke order

疯

狂

Examples

。

He loves her madly.

。

This is a crazy idea.

粉fěn。

The fans cheered frantically.

。

He fell madly in love with her.

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This word is part of lesson 15.