Chinese word

酣畅

Pronunciation

Pinyinhān chàng

Meaning

  • adjectivehearty

Example

听完他的故事，大家都笑得很酣畅。tīng wán tā de gù shì dà jiā dōu xiào de hěn hān chàng

After hearing his story, everyone laughed heartily.

Illustration for 酣畅 (hearty)

More examples

写作时他的文笔很酣畅，句子流畅有力。xiě zuò shí tā de wén bǐ hěn hān chàng jù zi liú chàng yǒu lì

When he writes, his writing is fluent and vigorous, and his sentences are smooth and forceful.

Core concept

Pleasure that flows out freely and fully, giving laughter, conversation, or drinking a warm, lively sense of satisfaction.

Common phrases

  • 谈得很酣畅tán de hěn hān chàng

    talk with great ease

  • 写得很酣畅xiě de hěn hān chàng

    write with great fluency

Similar words

痛快tòng kuài: A satisfying feeling of relief when built-up unhappiness or hardship disappears.
畅快chàng kuài: A light and refreshed feeling with no heaviness or lingering unease.

Definition in Chinese

用来描述非常痛快、畅快无比的情绪，尤指大笑、畅饮或热烈谈话时的充足与畅快感。yòng lái miáo shù fēi cháng tòng kuài chàng kuài wú bǐ de qíng xù yóu zhǐ dà xiào chàng yǐn huò rè liè tán huà shí de chōng zú yǔ chàng kuài gǎn

Word origin

酣 (hān, "deeply satisfied, especially after drinking") + 畅 (chàng, "flowing freely") presents pleasure as something that opens out without restraint.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, 酣畅 (hānchàng, "hearty and fully satisfying") commonly describes how an activity feels, so it is often linked to an action instead of used as a simple label for a person's mood.

Other meanings

  • cheerfuladjective
  • refreshingadjective
  • to one's heart's contentadverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 酣畅淋漓hān chàng lín lípowerful and vivididiom
  • 酣睡hān shuìsleep deeplyverb

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