猖狂

• 拼音: chāng kuáng
• 汉字拆解: 猖 = 犭(dog radical) + 昌 (prosperous, phonetic — here implying unchecked growth); 狂 = 犭(dog radical) + 王 (king, phonetic)

含义

Rampant; brazen; wildly aggressive; unbridled. Describes behaviour or activity that is out of control, arrogant, and dangerously unchecked.

Has a strong negative connotation and is almost always used to criticise or condemn. Common in media, political, and legal discourse to describe criminal activity, hostile forces, or extreme behaviour (猖狂进攻, 猖狂肆虐). NOT used to compliment someone's boldness or confidence — use 大胆 or 果断 for those. The 犭(dog) radical in both characters signals animalistic, unrestrained behaviour.

例句

1. 网络诈骗活动近年来日益猖狂，监管部门已联合多方力量展开专项整治行动。
2. 面对侵略者的猖狂进攻，守军誓死坚守阵地，无一人擅自撤退。
3. 该犯罪团伙在当地横行多年，手段猖狂，给群众造成了极大的恐慌。

用法指南

语境: news, politics, law enforcement, history, criticism

语气: condemnatory

正确说法

• 这股势力最猖狂的时期，几乎垄断了整个地区的非法运输网络。(At the height of this faction's rampage, it had virtually monopolised the entire region's illegal transport network.)
• 记者在报道中揭露了该团伙猖狂敛财、欺压百姓的种种恶行。(The journalist's report exposed the gang's brazen extortion and oppression of ordinary people.)

错误说法

• 他猖狂地完成了这项挑战。(猖狂 carries a strong condemnatory tone — for bold achievement use 大胆地 or 勇敢地: 他勇敢地完成了这项挑战)

起源与历史

猖 (fierce, unruly) + 狂 (mad, wild). Both characters carry the 犭(dog) radical, suggesting animalistic, unrestrained aggression.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal