开怀大笑

開懷大笑

kāihuái-dàxiào

idiom #20,212

Meanings

1 to laugh heartily
2 to laugh one's heart out
3 to roar with laughter

Characters

bosom, heart, feelings

Examples

HSK 2

听到这个笑话，大家都开怀大笑。

Tīngdào zhège xiàohuà, dàjiā dōu kāihuái-dàxiào.

Hearing the joke, everyone laughed heartily.

HSK 3

他很久没有这样开怀大笑了。

Tā hěn jiǔ méiyǒu zhèyàng kāihuái-dàxiào le.

He hadn't laughed this heartily in a long time.

Tips

memory

开怀 literally means 'open the heart/chest' - imagine your chest opening wide with joy. Add 大笑 (big laugh) and you have a full, uninhibited belly laugh.

Stroke Order

开 kāi

怀 huái

大 dà

笑 xiào