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

HSK 3

会议上大家畅所欲言，提出了很多好建议。

Huìyì shang dàjiā chàngsuǒ-yùyán, tíchū le hěnduō hǎo jiànyì.

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

HSK 7-9

在这里你可以畅所欲言，不必顾虑太多。

Zài zhèlǐ nǐ kěyǐ chàngsuǒ-yùyán, 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