肆意

sìyì

adverb #13,780

Meanings

他肆意挥霍父母的钱。

Tā sìyì huīhuò fùmǔ de qián.

He squandered his parents' money recklessly.

不能肆意破坏公共财物。

Bùnéng sìyì pòhuài gōnggòng cáiwù.

You must not wantonly destroy public property.

肆意 is a formal/written word with strongly negative connotations. In speech, 随意 (suíyì) covers 'as one pleases' without the negative sense.

肆 sì

意 yì