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酣畅 (hān chàng) — unrestrained and satisfying (of drinking, sleeping, playing, etc.); heartily; to one's heart's content

Definition

酣畅 (hānchàng) describes doing something with full, uninhibited enjoyment — drinking, sleeping, playing. Positive and carefree, unlike 放纵 which carries a negative 'indulgent/disciplineless' sense.

adjective
unrestrained and satisfying (of drinking, sleeping, playing, etc.)heartilyto one's heart's content

Examples

  • 酣畅。
    Tā zài jiǔ xí shàng hē dé shí fēn hān chàng.
    He drank very heartily at the banquet.
  • 酣畅，。
    Zuó wǎn wǒ shuì le yí gè hān chàng de jué, jīn tiān jīng shén hěn hǎo.
    I had a sound sleep last night, so I'm full of energy today.
  • 。
    Zhè chǎng qiú sài tā men tī dé hān chàng lín lí.
    They played this soccer game with unrestrained vigor.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

酣hānthorough
畅chàngfree

Deep satisfaction and smooth freedom combine in the sense.

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.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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