肆行

sìxíng

verb

Meanings

1 to act recklessly
2 to act unscrupulously
3 to do as one pleases without restraint

Characters

wantonly; unrestrained

Examples

HSK 7-9

他肆行无忌，惹得众人不满。

Tā sìxíng wújì, rě de zhòngrén bùmǎn.

He acted with reckless impunity, drawing the resentment of everyone.

HSK 7-9

贪官在地方上肆行多年。

Tānguān zài dìfāng shàng sìxíng duōnián.

The corrupt official ran wild in the locality for years.

Tips

register

Bookish/literary. Almost always combined with 无忌 ('without scruple') or other negative qualifiers - 肆行无忌 'to act without scruple' is the classic collocation.

Stroke Order

肆 sì

行 xíng