坦荡

坦蕩

tǎndàng

adjective #35,153

Meanings

1 magnanimous
2 open and aboveboard (of character)
3 broad and level (of terrain)

Characters

level / open / candid

vast / sweeping

Examples

HSK 7-9

他为人坦荡，从不背后说人坏话。

Tā wéirén tǎndàng, cóngbù bèihòu shuō rén huàihuà.

He's an aboveboard person and never speaks ill of others behind their backs.

HSK 7-9

草原一片坦荡，望不到尽头。

Cǎoyuán yípiàn tǎndàng, wàng bùdào jìntóu.

The grasslands stretched broad and level as far as the eye could see.

Tips

culture

Often paired in 心胸坦荡 'broad-hearted and open' or in the Confucian classic 《论语》: 君子坦荡荡 - 'a gentleman is open and at ease.' It names a moral quality, not just a personality trait.

Stroke Order

坦 tǎn

荡 dàng