慷慨大方

kāngkǎi dàfāng
adjective #26,748

Meanings

  1. 1 generous and open-handed
  2. 2 magnanimous
  3. 3 liberal with money or gifts

Examples

Tā duì péngyou fēicháng kāngkǎi dàfāng, zǒngshì qiǎng zhe mǎidān.
He is very generous with his friends and always insists on paying the bill.
Zhèwèi císhànjiā kāngkǎi dàfāng, wèi xuéxiào juān le dàbǐ zījīn.
This philanthropist was very generous and donated a large sum of money to the school.

Tips

usage
慷慨大方 combines two near-synonyms: 慷慨 (generous, magnanimous) and 大方 (generous, not petty about money/manners). Together they reinforce the sense of open-handed generosity.

Stroke Order

kāng
kǎi
fāng