大大咧咧

dà dà liē liē

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Rare

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Definitions

1. carefree
2. offhand
3. casual

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 小心翼翼 xiǎo xīn yì yì 小心翼翼 xiǎo xīn yì yì cautious and solemn (idiom); very carefully 表示非常谨慎、细心: cautious and solemn (idiom); very carefully

Related words

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• 粗心大意 cū xīn dà yì 粗心大意 cū xīn dà yì negligent 更侧重因马虎而出错: negligent
• 爽快 shuǎng kuai 爽快 shuǎng kuai refreshed 指性格直率、干脆，有时与大大咧咧的性格相似: refreshed

Synonyms

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• 不拘小节 bù jū xiǎo jié 不拘小节 bù jū xiǎo jié to not bother about trifles (idiom) 指不注重细节、性格豪放时: to not bother about trifles (idiom)

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“性格”搭配，如“他性格大大咧咧的”。

Common mistakes

不要写成“大大裂裂”或“大大列列”，正确的写法是“大大咧咧”。

Example Sentences

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他性格 大大咧咧 的，从不计较小事。

He has a carefree personality and never worries about small things.

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Child Words of 大大咧咧

• 大 大 dà: big; large; great
• 大 大 dài: see 大夫[dài fu]
• 大大 大大 dà dà: greatly
• 咧 咧 liē: see 咧咧[liē liē]
• 咧 咧 liě: to draw back the corners of one's mouth
• 咧 咧 lie: modal particle expressing exclamation
• 咧咧 咧咧 liē liē: (dialect) to cry