大肆

dàsì

adverb HSK 7-9 #11,447

Meanings

1 wantonly
2 without restraint
3 on a large scale

Characters

greatly; without restraint

unrestrained; wanton

Examples

他们大肆宣传自己的产品。

Tāmen dàsìxuānchuán zìjǐ de chǎnpǐn.

They promoted their products on a massive scale.

犯罪分子大肆破坏公共设施。

Fànzuì fènzǐ dàsì pòhuài gōnggòng shèshī.

The criminals wantonly destroyed public facilities.

Tips

usage

大肆 is almost always used in a negative context, describing actions done brazenly and excessively. Common collocations: 大肆宣传, 大肆破坏, 大肆挥霍.

Stroke Order

大 dà

肆 sì