慷慨 meaning in English

kāngkǎi

vehement; fervent; generous; magnanimous

HSK 7-9adjective26 strokes

Meaning of 慷慨

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

kāngkǎi
  1. vehement; fervent
  2. generous; magnanimous

慷慨 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

大dà自zì然rán很hěn慷kāng慨kǎi。
Mother Nature is generous.
我wǒ很hěn钦qīn佩pèi他tā的de慷kāng慨kǎi大dà方fāng。
I had great admiration for his generosity.

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慷 kāng · ardent · 14 strokes

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慨 kǎi · sigh · 12 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 慷慨.

感慨gǎnkǎito sigh with sorrow, regret etc; rueful

Questions about 慷慨

What does 慷慨 mean?

慷慨 (kāngkǎi) means "vehement; fervent; generous; magnanimous" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 慷慨?

慷慨 is made of 2 characters: 慷 (14 strokes), 慨 (12 strokes). That is 26 strokes in total.

Is 慷慨 an HSK word?

Yes. 慷慨 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.