"hoodlums" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 流氓
• 小混混

Definition

指特別是年輕人，經常成羣結隊地暴力行為或犯罪的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式且帶有貶義，主要形容一羣搗亂或犯罪的年輕人。“hoodlums”不像“幫派成員”那樣有組織，有時這個詞比較舊式。

Examples

The police arrested three hoodlums near the store.

警察在商店附近逮捕了三名**流氓**。

Some hoodlums broke the windows last night.

一些**小混混**昨晚打破了窗戶。

Parents worry about their children mixing with hoodlums.

家長擔心自己的孩子跟**流氓**來往。

A group of hoodlums was hanging around the park all afternoon.

一羣**流氓**整個下午都在公園裡閒逛。

Everyone avoids that alley because hoodlums often cause trouble there.

大家都避開那條小巷，因為**流氓**常在那裡惹事。

Those aren't just kids playing—they're real hoodlums looking for trouble.

那些可不只是玩耍的孩子——他們可是想惹事的**小混混**。