大大咧咧

dàdaliēliē
adjective HSK 7 #44,368

Meanings

  1. 1 carefree
  2. 2 careless
  3. 3 sloppy

Examples

Tā xìnggé dàdaliēliē de, shénme dōu bù zàihu.
She has a carefree personality and doesn’t care about anything.
Tā dàdaliēliē de bǎ qiánbāo suíbiàn yī fàng jiù zǒu le.
He carelessly tossed his wallet aside and left.

Tips

usage
大大咧咧 describes someone who is easy-going but often in a careless way. It can be positive (laid-back, not uptight) or mildly negative (sloppy, inattentive to details).

Stroke Order

liě