大大方方 (dà dà fāng fāng) — in a very natural and poised manner; openly and generously

Definition

A reduplicated adverbial meaning 'poised, natural, and at ease' — describes confident, unselfconscious behavior, not appearance. Modifies a verb with 地 (大大方方地 + verb) or acts as a standalone predicate.

bound form
in a very natural and poised manneropenly and generously

Examples

  • 大大方方，。
    Tā dà dà fāng fāng dì zǒu shàng tái, kāi shǐ yǎn jiǎng.
    She walked up to the stage very naturally and began her speech.
  • ，大大方方。
    Bié rén sòng tā lǐ wù, tā dà dà fāng fāng dì shōu xià le.
    When someone gave him a gift, he accepted it graciously and without fuss.
  • ，大大方方，。
    Nǐ dì yī cì qù tā jiā, yào dà dà fāng fāng de, bié jǐn zhāng.
    When you go to his place for the first time, act natural and relaxed — don't be nervous.

Origin

Reduplicated word
构词法gòucífǎ
重叠chóngdiéReduplication

A syllable said twice — for affection, for softness, or simply because that is how the word is said.

大大
大dàlarge大dàlarge
重叠Reduplication
方方
方fāngupright/poised方fāngupright/poised
重叠Reduplication

The doubled 大 and 方 give 大方 a very natural, poised manner.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

Open 大 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

Open 大 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 方 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 方 →

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