流氓 liúmáng rogue
rogue; hoodlum; gangster; immoral behavior
How to remember 流氓: 流 flow + 氓 hooligan = rogue.
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How it is used
- Means a hooligan/gangster/rogue - 街头流氓 (jiētóu liúmáng) a street thug.
- Also means lewd/immoral behavior: 耍流氓 (shuǎ liúmáng) to act indecently, to harass or grope.
- Strong, insulting word; 流氓软件 (liúmáng ruǎnjiàn) even means 'rogue software/malware'.
Example sentences
- 该名青年将少女从流氓团伙中救了出来。 Gāimíng qīngnián jiāng shàonǚ cóng liúmángtuánhuǒ zhōngjiù le chūlái.The young man saved the girl from a bunch of hoodlums.