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放肆

fàng sì

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

放肆 (fàng sì) means "wanton; unbridled; presumptuous". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 放肆 means

1. wanton
2. unbridled
3. presumptuous
4. impudent

The characters in 放肆

• 放fàngto put; to place; to release
• 肆sìfour (banker's anti-fraud numeral); unrestrained; wanton

Example sentences

• 别对我放肆，小姑娘!
  Bié duì wǒ fàngsì, xiǎogū niáng!
  Don't get sassy with me young lady!

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