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胡作非为 (胡作非為)
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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

胡作非为 [húzuòfēiwéi]
  1. 1. run amok

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

胡作非为 [húzuòfēiwéi]
  1. 1. act wildly in defiance of the law or public opinion; commit all kinds of outrages; run amuck

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

胡作非为 [húzuòfēiwéi]
  1. 1. 毫无顾忌地干坏事。

Examples

他继续胡作非为,毫无收敛。
Unrelentingly he pursued his course of evil.
岂能一任他胡作非为
How can we let him run amuck?
胡作非为,迟早要出事。
His behaviour (英) {或} behavior (美) is outrageous. Sooner or later it'll end in disaster.
不能任其胡作非为
你这样胡作非为,还想保住党票?
He behaved adulterously.
胡作非为

Word Decomposition


[hú]
+
[zuò]
+
[fēi]
+
[wéi]

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