猛地

měngde

adverb #25,407

Meanings

1 suddenly
2 abruptly
3 all at once

Characters

fierce / sudden / powerful

adverbial particle (manner)

Examples

他猛地站了起来，吓了大家一跳。

Tā měng de zhàn le qǐlai, xià le dàjiā yī tiào.

He suddenly stood up and startled everyone.

车子猛地停下，乘客向前倾。

Chēzi měng de tíng xià, chéngkè xiàng qián qīng.

The car stopped abruptly and the passengers lurched forward.

Tips

usage

猛地 expresses a sudden, sharp action. It is interchangeable with 猛然 (měngrán) in most contexts, but 猛地 tends to be more colloquial. It often precedes action verbs.

Stroke Order

猛 měng

地 dì