No. 7,434 in Chinese
蛮
"蛮" means "barbaric," "uncivilized," or "quite/rather" depending on context.
In a sentence
这家的菜味道蛮好的。
The food at this restaurant is quite good.
In this sentence, '蛮' is used as an adverb similar to 'quite' or 'rather', expressing a moderate degree of positivity.
他的态度有点蛮横。
His attitude is somewhat overbearing.
Here, '蛮' is used as part of the word '蛮横', which means 'overbearing' or 'unreasonable', suggesting a negative characteristic in behavior.
我今天蛮开心的。
I am quite happy today.
In this example, '蛮' serves as an adverb to indicate a significant positive feeling or state, similar to 'pretty' or 'quite' in English.
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