肆虐
sì nu:è
Pinyin

Definition

肆虐
 - 
sì nu:è
  1. to wreak havoc
  2. to devastate

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

虐
nu:è
  1. 1 oppressive
  2. 2 tyrannical
大肆
dà sì
  1. 1 wantonly
  2. 2 without restraint (of enemy or malefactor)
  3. 3 unbridled
放肆
fàng sì
  1. 1 wanton
  2. 2 unbridled
  3. 3 presumptuous
  4. 4 impudent
肆意
sì yì
  1. 1 wantonly
  2. 2 recklessly
  3. 3 willfully
肆无忌惮
sì wú jì dàn
  1. 1 absolutely unrestrained
  2. 2 unbridled
  3. 3 without the slightest scruple

Idioms (1)

助纣为虐
zhù Zhòu wéi nu:è
  1. 1 lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[Shāng Zhòu wáng] in his oppression (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take the side of the evildoer
  3. 3 giving succor to the enemy

Sample Sentences

这鬼天气，这几年一到这个时候就开始雾霾肆虐，真不知道我们所在的城市污染到底有多严重。
zhè guǐ tiānqì ，zhèjǐnián yī dào zhège shíhòu jiù kāishǐ wùmái sìnuè ，zhēn bù zhīdào wǒmen suǒzài de chéngshì wūrǎn dàodǐ yǒu duō yánzhòng 。
The weather is so odd. Over the last couple of years every time it gets to this time of year smog starts taking over. I really didn't know that the city we live in had such heavy pollution.
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