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慷慨 kāngkǎi

慷慨 kāngkǎi Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word 慷慨 kāngkǎi .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kāngkǎi | kang1 kai3
English translation
vehement
fervent
generous
giving
liberal

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Traditional form

慷慨 kāngkǎi

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 慷慨 kāngkǎi

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 慷慨 kāngkǎi .

kāng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and Kāng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Kāng

Semantic compound

xīn

Positional decomposition

忄康

Number of Strokes

14
kǎi

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of kǎi .

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

xīn

Positional decomposition

忄既

Number of Strokes

12

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Example sentences using 慷慨 kāngkǎi

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suī qióng , dàn duì 贫苦 pín kǔ de 朋友 péngyou hěn 慷慨 kāngkǎi .

Although he was poor, he was quite generous to his needy friends.

他们 tā men shì zài zhuàn le 大钱 dà qián Hòu cái 开始 kāishǐ biàn 慷慨大方 de .

They didn't start being generous till they had make their pile.

rén hěn 慷慨 kāngkǎi de jiè gěi kuài Qián .

The man was accommodating enough to lend me a dollar.

因此 yīncǐ ,这个 zhè ge 贪婪 tānlán de 犹太人 Yóu tài rén jiù gēn 慷慨 kāngkǎi de 商人 shāng rén 安东尼奥结下 le hěn shēn de 仇恨 chóu hèn .

Therefore there was great enmity between this covetous Jew and the generous merchant Antonio.

针对 zhēnduì Gāo 失业率 shī yè lǜ 慷慨陈词.

He spoke with feeling ( s ) about the high rate of unemployment.

慷慨 kāngkǎi Decomposition

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慷慨 kāngkǎi Compounds

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