狂魔

kuángmó
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 maniac; someone who does something obsessively
  2. 2 fiend; homicidal maniac

Examples

HSK 4
Wǒ mā shì ge pāizhào kuángmó, zǒu dào nǎr pāi dào nǎr.
My mom is a photo maniac: wherever she goes, she takes pictures.
HSK 5
Tā měitiān xué dào bànyè, tóngxuémen dōu jiào tā xuéxí kuángmó.
He studies until midnight every day, and his classmates call him a study maniac.

Tips

usage
Internet slang puts 狂魔 after a noun or verb for someone who does it obsessively, often half in admiration: 基建 狂魔 'infrastructure maniac' (China, jokingly), 加班 狂魔 'overtime maniac'. The older, darker use is 杀人 狂魔 'homicidal maniac'.

Stroke Order

狂 kuáng
魔 mó