肆行 (sìxíng): to act recklessly

Meanings

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

Characters

肆

sì

wantonly; unrestrained

行

xíng

to act; do

Examples

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.

贪官在地方上肆行多年。

Tānguān zài dìfāng shàng sìxíng duō nián.

The corrupt official ran wild in the locality for years.

Tips

register

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

Stroke Order

肆 sì

行 xíng

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