癫狂

癲狂
diānkuáng
adjective #32,426

Meanings

  1. 1 deranged; insane
  2. 2 frenzied; manic
  3. 3 wild; uninhibited (figurative)

Examples

HSK 6
Tā xiào dé jìnhū diānkuáng.
She laughed almost hysterically.
HSK 7-9
Tā hē zuìle, jǔzhǐ biàn dé yǒuxiē diānkuáng.
He got drunk and his behavior turned a bit manic.
HSK 7-9
Qiúmí men diānkuáng de huānhū.
The fans cheered frenziedly.

Tips

memory
Both and carry the 'illness' radical () and 'animal/beast' radical () - clinical madness on one side, animal wildness on the other. Together they mean 'lost-mind frenzy', covering both medical mania and over-the-top excitement.
register
Used both clinically (癫狂症 'mania') and loosely ('frenzied/wild'). Lighter synonyms: 疯狂 (fēngkuáng, much more common), 狂热 (kuángrè, 'fanatical'). 癫狂 is more vivid and slightly literary - picture someone truly out of control.

Stroke Order

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