Definition & Meaning

1.rampant and ferocious; furious; unrestrained

2.collapse; decline

Word usage

chāng jué

猖 獗

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1
adj.fmlderogrampant and ferocious; furious; unrestrained
- dì zhèn zhī hòu chuán rǎn bìng shí fēn chāng jué
  地震之后传染病十分猖獗。
  Disease was rampant after the earthquake.
- chāng jué yī shí
  猖獗一时
  run wild for a time
- xiǎo tōu chāng jué de chéng shì
  小偷猖獗的城市
  city infested with pickpockets
synonym
xiāo zhāng嚣张 fàng sì放肆 kuáng wàng狂妄 chāng kuáng猖狂 zhāng kuáng张狂
2
v.fmlcollapse; decline
- suì yòng chāng jué
  遂用猖獗
  Then it collapsed.

Word usage

Note
"猖獗" is different from "猖狂". The object of "猖獗" is not limited to people; "猖狂" is generally only used to describe human behavior.

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