畅然

暢然

chàngrán

adjective

Meanings

1 happily
2 cheerfully
3 in high spirits

Characters

smooth; unimpeded; free-flowing

(suffix forming adverbs of manner)

Examples

听完这首曲子，他畅然一笑。

Tīng wán zhè shǒu qǔzi, tā chàngrán yí xiào.

After listening to the piece, he smiled cheerfully.

雨过天晴，心中畅然。

Yǔ guò tiān qíng, xīnzhōng chàngrán.

After the rain the sky cleared, and his heart felt at ease.

Tips

register

Literary register. 畅 (chàng) means “unimpeded, free-flowing,” and the suffix 然 (rán) turns it into a state — “in a free-flowing manner.” More common in writing than in speech.

Stroke Order

畅 chàng

然 rán