猛地

měngde

adverb #25,407

Meanings

1 suddenly
2 abruptly
3 all at once

Characters

fierce; sudden; powerful

adverbial particle (manner)

Examples

HSK 5

他猛地站了起来，吓了大家一跳。

Tā měngde zhàn le qǐlai, xià le dàjiā yī tiào.

He suddenly stood up and startled everyone.

HSK 6

车子猛地停下，乘客向前倾。

Chēzi měngde tíngxià, chéngkè xiàngqián qīng.

The car stopped abruptly and the passengers lurched forward.

Tips

usage

猛地 expresses a sudden, sharp action. It is interchangeable with 猛然 in most contexts, but 猛地 tends to be more colloquial. It often precedes action verbs.

Stroke Order

猛 měng

地 dì