lacking manners; behaving improperly
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to lack manners or proper behavior; to be ill-behaved
informalUsed to describe someone, especially a child or younger person, who behaves in a spoiled, unruly, or disrespectful way. It often implies a failure in upbringing.
Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
gěi给
dà大
rén人
chǒng宠
dé得
zhēn真
méi没
yàng样
r儿
le了
。
This child has been spoiled by the adults and is really ill-behaved.
Zài在
kè客
rén人
miàn面
qián前
dà大
chǎo吵
dà大
nào闹
，
tài太
méi没
yàng样
r儿
le了
！
Making a big fuss in front of guests is so lacking in manners!
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Nǐ你
bié别
méi没
yàng样
r儿
，
hǎo好
hǎo好
zuò坐
zhe着
。
Don't be so unruly, sit properly.
Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
yuè越
lái来
yuè越
méi没
yàng样
r儿
，
děi得
hǎo好
hǎo好
guǎn管
guǎn管
。
This child is getting more and more ill-behaved and needs to be disciplined.