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蛮
mán
Description
在口语里，"蛮"常常用来表示"很"、"相当"的意思。
In spoken language, "蛮" is often used to mean "very" or "quite."
南方人很喜欢说这个词，比如"蛮好"就是"很好"。
People in the south like to use this word a lot; for example, "蛮好" means "very good."
Meanings
蛮mán
quite, pretty, fairly (colloquial)
这家饭馆蛮好吃的。
This restaurant is pretty good.
蛮mán
rough, unreasonable, barbaric
他做事太蛮了。
He is too reckless in his work.
野蛮yěmán
savage, uncivilized
这种野蛮的行为很不好。
This kind of barbaric behavior is very bad.
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Notes
- Nuance
"蛮" as "quite" is very common in southern China and Shanghai speech.
- Etymology
originally meant southern non-Han tribes, later extended to "rough, barbaric."
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