猖獗

chāngjué

adjective #26,369

Meanings

1 rampant
2 rife
3 running wild
4 unbridled

Characters

rampant, wildly aggressive

fierce, violent (used in 猖獗)

Examples

网络诈骗行为近年来十分猖獗。

Wǎngluò zhàpiàn xíngwéi jìnniánlái shífēn chāngjué.

Online fraud has been rampant in recent years.

当地黑市活动十分猖獗。

Dāngdì hēishì huódòng shífēn chāngjué.

Black market activity in the area is extremely rampant.

Tips

usage

猖獗 always carries a strongly negative connotation and is used to describe criminal activity, disease, or harmful behavior that is out of control. It is not used for positive things.

Stroke Order

猖 chāng

獗 jué