大快朵颐

大快朵頤

dàkuài-duǒyí

idiom

Meanings

HSK 3

爬了一整天山后，我们终于可以大快朵颐了。

Pá le yīzhěngtiān shān hòu, wǒmen zhōngyú kěyǐ dàkuài-duǒyí le.

After hiking all day, we could finally tuck in with relish.

HSK 6

一桌海鲜端上来，大家开始大快朵颐。

Yī zhuō hǎixiān duān shànglái, dàjiā kāishǐ dàkuài-duǒyí.

A table of seafood was brought out, and everyone dug in with gusto.

memory

朵颐 literally means 'moving cheeks' - the image of cheeks working happily on good food. 大快 adds 'greatly delighted'.

大 dà

快 kuài

朵 duǒ

颐 yí