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    Describing something as barbarous with 野蛮 (yěmán)

    Description & Modification

    Structure

    野蛮 + 的 + Noun

    Explanation

    野蛮 (yěmán) means "barbarous," "savage," or "uncivilized," used to describe behavior, actions, or scenes that are crude or brutal. It can modify nouns directly with 的. For example, 野蛮的场景 means "savage scenes."

    Examples

    • 这种野蛮的行为让人无法接受。

      Zhè zhǒng yěmán de xíngwéi ràng rén wúfǎ jiēshòu.

      This kind of barbaric behavior is unacceptable.

    • 不要这么野蛮，好好说话。

      Bùyào zhème yěmán, hǎohǎo shuōhuà.

      Don't be so barbaric; speak properly.

    • 电影里那些野蛮的打斗场面太吓人了。

      Diànyǐng lǐ nàxiē yěmán de dǎdòu chǎngmiàn tài xiàrén le.

      Those brutal fighting scenes in the movie were really scary.

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