小混混

xiǎohùnhun
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 petty hoodlum
  2. 2 small-time thug
  3. 3 low-level gangster

Examples

Zhè yīdài cháng yǒu xiǎohùnhun chūmò.
Petty hoodlums often hang around this area.
Bié gēn zhèxiē xiǎohùnhun yībān jiànshí.
Don't stoop to the level of these small-time thugs.

Tips

usage
by itself means 'to mix / drift / muddle through,' and a is someone who drifts through life on the wrong side — the reduplication softens it to 'small-timer' rather than hardened criminal. Often nearly interchangeable with 地痞 (local hoodlum).

Stroke Order

xiǎo
hùn