Definition
胆大妄为 is a four-character idiom meaning 'foolhardy' or 'reckless'. It describes someone who does bold, irresponsible things without thinking about the consequences — the connotation is strongly negative, unlike 大胆 (daring), which can be neutral or positive. You can use it as a predicate or attributive: 他胆子大但常常胆大妄为 (He's bold but often reckless).
idiom
foolhardyrecklessdaring without regard for consequences
Examples
- 胆大妄为，。Tā zhè zhǒng xíngwéi jiǎnzhí shì dǎn dà, wánquán bú gù hòuguǒ.This behavior of his is simply reckless, completely ignoring the consequences.
- ，胆大妄为。Niánqīngrén yǒu yǒngqì shì hǎoshì, dàn bù néng dǎn dà.It's good for young people to have courage, but they shouldn't be foolhardy.
- 胆大妄为，。Nà ge jiāngjūn yīn dǎn dà ér zhàn bài, sǔnshī cǎnzhòng.That general was defeated because of his recklessness and suffered heavy losses.
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