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

HSK 7-9
Tā duì péngyou fēicháng kāngkǎi dàfāng, zǒngshì qiǎng zhe mǎidān.
He is very generous with his friends and always insists on paying the bill.
HSK 7-9
Zhè wèi 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