任性

rènxìng

adjective #12,023

Meanings

1 willful
2 headstrong
3 unruly

Characters

to let; to allow

nature; character

Examples

HSK 1

这个孩子太任性了。

Zhège háizi tài rènxìng le.

This child is too willful.

HSK 2

别那么任性，听妈妈的话。

Bié nàme rènxìng, tīng māma dehuà.

Don't be so headstrong, listen to your mother.

Tips

culture

The phrase 有钱就是任性 ('being rich means you can be willful') went viral in China around 2014 and became a popular internet meme.

Stroke Order

任 rèn

性 xìng