迅猛

xùnměng

adjective #21,334

Meanings

1 rapid and fierce
2 swift and violent
3 fast and powerful

Characters

fierce / violent / powerful

Examples

HSK 7-9

科技发展迅猛，令人目不暇接。

Kējì fāzhǎn xùnměng, lìngrén mùbùxiájiē.

Technological development has been so rapid and fierce that it's dizzying.

HSK 7-9

洪水迅猛地涌入村庄。

Hóngshuǐ xùnměng de yǒngrù cūnzhuāng.

The floodwaters surged into the village with violent speed.

Tips

memory

迅 (swift) + 猛 (fierce / ferocious) - think of a ferocious beast striking with lightning speed.

Stroke Order

迅 xùn

猛 měng