浪荡

浪蕩

làngdàng

adjective #17,652

Meanings

1 dissolute; licentious
2 to loiter; to hang around aimlessly

Characters

wave; unrestrained

to swing; dissolute

Examples

HSK 3

他年轻时过着浪荡的生活。

Tā niánqīng shí guò zhe làngdàng de shēnghuó.

He lived a dissolute life when he was young.

HSK 3

别整天在街上浪荡，回家做作业去。

Bié zhěngtiān zài jiēshàng làngdàng, huíjiā zuò zuòyè qù.

Stop hanging around on the street all day, go home and do your homework.

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浪荡 carries a strongly negative connotation. 浪荡子 or 浪荡公子 means 'playboy' or 'dissolute son of a wealthy family' - a classic character type in Chinese literature.

Stroke Order

浪 làng

荡 dàng