流氓

liúmáng

noun HSK 7-9 #3,375

Measure Word

一个流氓 gè

Meanings

1 hooligan
2 rogue
3 scoundrel

Characters

to drift; to flow

common people; vagrant

Examples

HSK 2

他的行为太流氓了。

Tā de xíngwéi tài liúmáng le.

His behavior is too thuggish.

HSK 6

别跟那些流氓来往。

Bié gēn nàxiē liúmáng láiwǎng.

Don't associate with those hooligans.

Tips

memory

流 (to drift) + 氓 (common people) - drifting commoners with no fixed home, originally referring to vagrants.

Stroke Order

流 liú

氓 máng