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大大咧咧

dà dà liē liē

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word

大大咧咧 (dà dà liē liē) means "carefree; offhand; casual". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 大大咧咧 means

1. idiomcarefree; offhand; casual

The characters in 大大咧咧

• 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐
• 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐
• 咧liēused in 咧咧; used in 大大咧咧; used in 骂骂咧咧
• 咧liēused in 咧咧; used in 大大咧咧; used in 骂骂咧咧

Example sentences

• 无论你平时怎幺大大咧咧的，起码试着稍微礼貌一点吧。
  You could at least try to be a bit more polite, even though it's not like you.

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