Definition
开怀 is a verb phrase meaning 'to one's heart's content' or 'freely and joyfully'. It is almost always used before another verb to describe doing something with unrestrained pleasure, most commonly in the fixed expression 开怀大笑 (laugh heartily). The second gloss 'give birth to one's first child' is extremely rare and likely a dictionary error — you will almost never encounter it in modern Chinese.
v.p.
to one's heart's contentfreely and joyfully (used before verbs like 笑, 唱, 喝)
Examples
- ，。Tīng dào zhège hǎo xiāoxi, tā rěnbú zhù kāi huái dàxiào.Hearing this good news, he couldn't help but laugh heartily.
- ，开怀，。Péngyoumen jù zài yìqǐ, kāi huái chàngyǐn, shífēn kāixīn.Friends gathered together, drinking joyfully to their heart's content, very happy.
- 开怀，。Tā zài wǔtái shàng kāi huái gēchàng, yíngdé le guānzhòng de zhǎngshēng.She sang freely on stage, winning the audience's applause.
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