酣畅淋漓 (hān chàng lín lí) — heartily; fully; to one's heart's content; with great intensity and satisfaction

Definition

An idiom describing something done with full intensity and deep satisfaction — typically drinking, playing, writing, or performing. Usually praise, stronger than plain 痛快.

idiom
heartilyfullyto one's heart's contentwith great intensity and satisfaction

Examples

  • 酣畅淋漓，。
    Tā hē dé hān chàng lín lí, tòng kuài jí le.
    He drank heartily and felt extremely happy.
  • 酣畅淋漓，。
    Zhè chǎng qiú sài dǎ dé hān chàng lín lí, guān zhòng dōu kàn dāi le.
    This game was played with such intensity that the audience was mesmerized.
  • 酣畅淋漓，。
    Tā zài tái shàng yǎn jiǎng dé hān chàng lín lí, yíng dé le rè liè zhǎng shēng.
    She gave a passionate speech on stage and won warm applause.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

酣畅hearty and smooth
酣hānhearty畅chàngsmooth
联合Side by side
淋漓dripping and flowing
淋líndrip漓líflow
联合Side by side

酣 and 畅 give deep ease, while 淋 and 漓 add dripping flow, making the feeling fully poured out.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
酉酉yǒualcohol<!--
Sound part声符shēngfú
甘
甘gān酣hān
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

酣 joins 酉, tied to alcohol, with 甘, a part that supplies the sound and also means sweet.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 暢; 畅 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
申申shēn
Sound part声符shēngfú
昜
昜yáng暢chàng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 暢 combines 申 and 昜, with 昜 giving the sound; the simplified 畅 is a later shorthand.

Open 畅 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
林
林lín淋lín
Same sound today

The left side 氵 is water, and the right side 林 gives the character's sound.

Open 淋 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
离
离lí漓
Same sound today

漓 combines 水 (water) with 离, which gives the sound lí.

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