鲁莽 lǔmǎng hot-headed
hot-headed; impulsive; reckless
How to remember 鲁莽: 鲁 foolish + 莽 thicket = hot-headed.
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How it is used
- Rash / reckless / hot-headed, acting without thinking: 鲁莽行事 (lǔmǎng xíngshì) to act recklessly.
- Criticizes impulsive, careless action lacking due caution; about behavior, not danger itself.
- Contrast 勇敢 (yǒnggǎn, brave: positive); 鲁莽 is the foolhardy kind of boldness.