耍無賴 shuǎ wú lài

to act shamelessly

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to act shamelessly
  2. 2. to behave in a way that leaves others tut-tutting and shaking their heads in disapproval

Characters

Character Meaning
耍 shuǎ HSK 6
to play with; to display (a skill, one's temper etc)
無 wú
not; no; not to have
賴 lài
to depend on; to renege (on promise); to blame