胡作非为

胡作非為
húzuò-fēiwéi
idiom #23,473

Meanings

  1. 1 to run amok
  2. 2 to act recklessly
  3. 3 to commit outrages
  4. 4 to behave without restraint

Examples

HSK 6
Nà bāng hùnhun zài jiēshàng húzuò-fēiwéi, wúrén gǎn guǎn.
That gang ran amok in the streets and no one dared to stop them.
HSK 7-9
Tā zhàng zhe quánshì húzuò-fēiwéi, zuìzhōng shòudào le fǎlǜ de zhìcái.
Relying on his power, he acted recklessly and was ultimately punished by the law.

Tips

memory
(recklessly/wildly) + (to do) + (wrong/wrongdoing) + (behavior) - doing things wildly and wrongly. here is a classical word meaning 'without reason' or 'recklessly,' not the surname.

Stroke Order

zuò
fēi
wéi