畅所欲言

暢所欲言

chàngsuǒ-yùyán

idiom #20,032

Meanings

1 to speak one's mind freely
2 to express oneself without reservation
3 to hold forth to one's heart's content

Characters

free / fluent / unimpeded

what / that which (classical nominalizer)

to desire / to want

speech / words / to speak

Examples

会议上大家畅所欲言，提出了很多好建议。

Huìyì shang dàjiā chàngsuǒyùyán, tíchū le hěnduō hǎo jiànyì.

At the meeting, everyone spoke freely and put forward many good suggestions.

在这里你可以畅所欲言，不必顾虑太多。

Zài zhèlǐ nǐ kěyǐ chàngsuǒyùyán, bùbì gùlǜ tài duō.

Here you can speak your mind freely without worrying too much.

Stroke Order

畅 chàng

所 suǒ

欲 yù

言 yán