开怀 (kāi huái) — to one's heart's content; freely and joyfully (used before verbs like 笑, 唱, 喝)
Definition
开怀 (kāihuái) means 'to one's heart's content' — used before verbs like 笑, 唱, 喝 to describe joyful, unrestrained action. It is more literary than the everyday 尽情.
verb
to one's heart's contentfreely and joyfully (used before verbs like 笑, 唱, 喝)
Examples
- ，。Tīng dào zhè ge hǎo xiāo xi, tā rěn bú zhù kāi huái dà xiào.Hearing this good news, he couldn't help but laugh heartily.
- ，开怀，。Péng you men jù zài yì qǐ, kāi huái chàng yǐn, shí fēn kāi xīn.Friends gathered together, drinking joyfully to their heart's content, very happy.
- 开怀，。Tā zài wǔ tái shàng kāi huái gē chàng, yíng dé le guān zhòng de zhǎng shēng.She sang freely on stage, winning the audience's applause.
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