fēng
adjective/verb HSK 5 #511

Meanings

  1. 1 insane; mad; crazy
  2. 2 to go crazy; to become mentally deranged
  3. 3 wild; unrestrained

Examples

Nǐ fēng le ma?
Are you crazy?
Tā kuài bèi zhè jiàn shì bī fēng le.
He's being driven crazy by this.
Fěnsīmen fēng le yīyàng de jiānjiào.
The fans screamed like crazy.
Bié fēng le, kuài huílái!
Stop being crazy, come back!

Tips

usage
is very colloquial. is one of the most common expressions of disbelief. It's not as offensive as calling someone 'insane' in English — more like 'are you nuts?'
usage
疯子 (fēngzi) = madman/crazy person, 发疯 (fā fēng) = to go crazy, 疯狂 (fēngkuáng) = frenzied/wild.

Stroke Order

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