慷慨
kāngkǎi
generous; vehement
Part of speech · adjective
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 他为人慷慨,经常帮助别人。He is generous and often helps others.
- 她慷慨地捐了很多钱。She generously donated a lot of money.
Collocations
为人慷慨慷慨解囊慷慨大方慷慨激昂
Mnemonic
慷 kāng + 慨 kǎi "stirred with emotion": originally "fervent, vehement", but in everyday use mostly "generous, open-handed" (giving money/things freely). 慷慨解囊 = to open one's purse generously. Antonym: 吝啬 (lìnsè, stingy). 慷慨激昂 = impassioned.
Related
大方吝啬大度小气
Quick check
In everyday use, what does 慷慨 mostly mean?