妄为

妄為
wàngwéi
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to act recklessly
  2. 2 to do as one pleases regardless of the law

Examples

HSK 6
Zuòshì yào shǒu guīju, bù néng wàngwéi.
You have to follow the rules and not act recklessly.
HSK 6
Tā de wàngwéi zuìzhōng hài le zìjǐ, yě liánlei le jiārén.
His reckless behavior ended up ruining him and dragging his family down with him.

Tips

usage
妄为 lives mostly inside four-character idioms, all of them condemning: 胆大妄为 (brazenly reckless), 肆意妄为 and 恣意妄为 (doing whatever one likes). 妄 is 'wild, absurd', as in 妄想 (wild fantasy) and 狂妄 (arrogant); 为 is wéi 'to act', not wèi.

Stroke Order

妄 wàng
为 wéi