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放荡

Word · AdjectiveTraditional放蕩

dissolute; unrestrained; licentious

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Meanings

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adjective

dissolute and unrestrained; licentious; debauched

Typically describes behavior, lifestyle, or personality with negative connotations of moral looseness or lack of self-discipline. Often appears in set phrases like 放荡不羁.

Tā他
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
shēng生
huó活
fàng放
dàng荡
 ,
huī挥
huò霍
wú无
dù度
 。

He lived a dissolute life in his youth, squandering money without restraint.

Zhè这
wèi位
yì艺
shù术
jiā家
xìng性
gé格
fàng放
dàng荡
bù不
jī羁
 ,
cóng从
bù不
lǐ理
huì会
shì世
sú俗
de的
yǎn眼
guāng光
 。

This artist has an uninhibited and unconventional personality, never caring about worldly opinions.

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Fàng放
dàng荡
de的
xíng行
wéi为
zuì最
zhōng终
huì会
huǐ毁
diào掉
yī一
gè个
rén人
de的
míng名
yù誉
hé和
qián前
tú途
 。

Dissolute behavior will eventually ruin a person's reputation and future prospects.