热情洋溢 (rè qíng yáng yì) — full of warmth and enthusiasm; glowing with passion

Definition

An idiom describing people or words brimming with visible warmth and enthusiasm (looks, speeches, greetings). Stronger and more literary than simply saying 热情.

idiom
full of warmth and enthusiasmglowing with passion

Examples

  • 热情洋溢。
    Tā rè qíng yáng yì dì huān yíng le měi yí wèi lái bīn.
    He welcomed every guest with warmth and enthusiasm.
  • 热情洋溢，。
    Tā de zhì cí rè qíng yáng yì, gǎn dòng le quán chǎng.
    Her speech was full of warmth and touched the whole audience.
  • 热情洋溢。
    Dà jiā bèi tā rè qíng yáng yì de jiǎng huà shēn shēn xī yǐn.
    Everyone was deeply attracted by his enthusiastic speech.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
主谓zhǔwèiSubject + predicate

A small sentence frozen into a word: something, and what it does or is.

热情enthusiasm
热rèwarm情qíngfeeling
偏正Modifier + head
洋溢overflow
洋yángoverflow溢yìoverflow
联合Side by side

“热情” means warm feeling and “洋溢” means overflow, so enthusiasm overflows.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 熱; 热 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
灬Written in full as火huǒfire
Sound part声符shēngfú
埶
埶yì熱rè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 熱 pairs 埶 with 火 (written as 灬) to show heat, while 埶 gives a sound.

Open 热 →

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
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
青
青qīng情qíng
Same sound today

情 shows 心 (heart) beside 青, which gives the sound. The heart part points to feelings and inner states.

Open 情 →

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
羊
羊yáng洋yáng
Same sound today

洋 pairs 氵, the water part, with 羊 to give its sound.

Open 洋 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

溢 is built from 氵, water, and 益, to increase, so it shows water rising and spilling over its edge.

Open 溢 →

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