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

听到这个笑话，大家都开怀大笑。

Tīngdào zhège xiàohuà, dàjiā dōu kāihuáidàxiào.

Hearing the joke, everyone laughed heartily.

他很久没有这样开怀大笑了。

Tā hěn jiǔ méiyǒu zhèyàng kāihuáidàxiào 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