亡命之徒 (wángmìngzhītú): desperado

Measure Word

一个亡命之徒 gè

Meanings

1 desperado
2 fugitive criminal
3 reckless outlaw

Characters

亡

wáng

to flee, to perish, to lose

possessive particle (of)

徒

tú

person, follower, gang member

Examples

警察最终抓住了这个亡命之徒。

Jǐngchá zuìzhōng zhuāzhù le zhège wángmìngzhītú.

The police finally caught this desperado.

他是一个不顾一切的亡命之徒。

Tā shì yīgè bùgùyīqiè de wángmìngzhītú.

He is a reckless desperado who disregards everything.

Tips

memory

Literally: 亡命 (flee for one's life) + 之 (possessive) + 徒 (person/follower) = a person who has fled for their life and will stop at nothing.

Stroke Order

亡 wáng

命 mìng

之 zhī

徒 tú

Related Words

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to flee for one's life / to go into exile / to be a fugitive / (as adjective) desperate / reckless

无耻之徒 wúchǐzhītú #30,027

shameless person / scoundrel / person without moral decency

亡 wáng #6,571

to die; to perish / to flee; to escape / deceased; lost

暴徒 bàotú #7,254

thug; rioter; mob / violent criminal

歹徒 dǎitú HSK 7-9 #9,216

gangster / bandit / criminal / villain

命名 mìngmíng HSK 7-9 #4,899

to name / to christen / to designate

革命 gémìng HSK 7-9 #5,117

revolution

称之为 chēngzhīwéi #4,355

to call it; to refer to it as / to term it as

遵命 zūnmìng #4,206

to obey an order / yes sir / as you wish

拼命 pīnmìng HSK 7-9 #4,117

desperately / with all one's might / for dear life