"Carefree" in Chinese — 大大咧咧 (dà dà liē liē)

大

咧

dà dà liē liē

carefree

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

1carefree; offhand; casual

Stroke order

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大

咧

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄚˋ

dà

ㄉ/ dㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

ㄉㄚˋ

dà

ㄉ/ dㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄧㄝ

liē

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄝ/ ê—/ first tone

ㄌㄧㄝ

liē

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄝ/ ê—/ first tone

Example sentences

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他这个人大大咧咧，从不在意小事。
tā zhè ge rén dà dà liē liē， cóng bú zài yì xiǎo shì。
He's a happy-go-lucky guy who never worries about small things.

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Related words

大

dà

big

大家

dà jiā

everyone

大夫

dài fu

doctor

大概

dà gài

roughly

大约

dà yuē

approximately

扩大

kuò dà

to expand

大方

dà fāng

expert

大象

dà xiàng

elephant

大型

dà xíng

large

广大

guǎng dà

(of an area) vast or extensive

巨大

jù dà

huge

伟大

wěi dà

huge

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Carefree in Chinese: 大大咧咧 (dà dà liē liē)