癫狂

癲狂
diānkuáng
adjective #32,426

Meanings

  1. 1 deranged; insane
  2. 2 frenzied; manic
  3. 3 wild; uninhibited (figurative)

Examples

Tā hē zuìle, jǔzhǐ biàn dé yǒuxiē diānkuáng.
He got drunk and his behavior turned a bit manic.
Qiúmí men diānkuáng de huānhū.
The fans cheered frenziedly.
Tā xiào dé jìnhū diānkuáng.
She laughed almost hysterically.

Tips

memory
Both and carry the 'illness' radical () and 'animal/beast' radical () - clinical madness on one side, animal wildness on the other. Together they mean 'lost-mind frenzy', covering both medical mania and over-the-top excitement.
register
Used both clinically (癫狂症 'mania') and loosely ('frenzied/wild'). Lighter synonyms: 疯狂 (fēngkuáng, much more common), 狂热 (kuángrè, 'fanatical'). 癫狂 is more vivid and slightly literary - picture someone truly out of control.

Stroke Order

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