Today’s word of the day is 野 (yě) which means ‘feral’. Let’s practice by making different words, phrases, and sentences with 野 (yě).
野生 (yě shēng) Wild
The first word is 野生 (yě shēng) which means ‘wild’. Let’s look at each character of this word, 野 means ‘feral’ and 生 means ‘life’. A way of using it in a sentence is 这头猪是野生的。(Zhè tóu zhū shì yěshēng de.) This pig is wild.
野心 (yě xīn) Ambition
Another word we can create with 野 (yě) is 野心 (yě xīn). This means ‘ambition’. Let’s again look at each character of this word, 野 means feral and 心 means heart, so it literally means ‘feral heart’. A way of using it in a sentence is 我是一个有野心的人。(Wǒ shì yīgè yǒu yěxīn de rén.) I am an ambitious person.
野蛮 (yě mán) Uncivilized
Finally, we can create the word 野蛮 (yě mán) which means ‘uncivilized’. A way of using it in a sentence is 我不喜欢他的性格，太野蛮了。(Wǒ bù xǐhuan tā dì xìnggé, tài yěmánle.) I don’t like his character, he is too uncivilized.