HSK 6 · Society

流氓 liúmáng “hooligan” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 流氓 means

  1. hooligan
  2. thug
  3. gangster
  4. rogue
  5. hoodlum
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • immoral behaviour

How to say 流氓

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale流liú2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale氓máng2nd tone, rising

流氓 in a sentence

  1. 该名青年将少女从流氓团伙中救了出来。

    Gāi míng qīngnián jiāng shàonǚ cóng liúmáng tuánhuǒ zhōng jiù le chūlai.

    The young man rescued the girl from a gang of hooligans.

    Sentence #2031441 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 流氓 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 流 (liú) with each of its parts in a different colour
流liúto flow
  • 氵water form of 水 · shuǐMeaning part
  • 㐬pennantSound part

氵 hints at the meaning (water); 㐬 () hints at the sound. Compare it with liú.

The character 氓 (máng) with each of its parts in a different colour
氓máng
  • 亡death · wángSound part
  • 民citizens · mínMeaning part

民 hints at the meaning (citizens); 亡 (wáng) hints at the sound. Compare it with máng.

How to write 流氓

流 10 strokes · 氓 8 strokes

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流氓 (liúmáng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 流氓 (liúmáng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 流氓

Words with 流

交流jiāoliú · to exchange流利liúlì · fluent流行liúxíng · popular流泪liúlèi · to shed tears流传liúchuán · to spread轮流lúnliú · to alternate流露liúlù · to reveal流浪liúlàng · to wander一流yìliú · first-class流通liútōng · to circulate

More words: Society & Law

礼节lǐjié · etiquette领事馆lǐngshìguǎn · consulate领袖lǐngxiù · leader礼尚往来lǐshàngwǎnglái · courtesy calls for reciprocity掠夺lüèduó · to plunder埋伏máifu · to lie in ambush面子miànzi · face名誉míngyù · reputation

FAQs

流氓 (liúmáng) means “hooligan” or “thug”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it liúmáng: liú with a 2nd tone, then máng with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 流氓 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type liumang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 流氓 from the suggestions. Typing liumang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
流氓 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.