They boasted unscrupulously about the efficacy of this new invention in the media.
肆
four (banker's anti-fraud numeral)/unrestrained/wanton/(literary) shop
Hanzi
Grade
Grade 8
Pinyin
sì, tì
Bopomofo
ㄙˋ, ㄊㄧˋ
Jyutping
sei3
Example sentences
You must not be so presumptuous in front of your elders.
He spread rumors recklessly online and was eventually restricted from speaking.
He spreads rumors online without restraint, completely ignoring other people’s feelings.
The typhoon ravaged the coastal area, forcing many residents to evacuate.
The amount on the check must be written in financial characters as four thousand yuan.
Example Vocabulary
大肆
unscrupulously; without restraint; on a large scale
放肆
presumptuous; wanton; unbridled
肆意
wantonly; without restraint; recklessly
肆無忌憚
reckless; unscrupulous; without restraint
肆虐
to wreak havoc; to ravage
恣肆
肆
the financial-character form of four; also an old word for a shop
酒肆
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