豪放

háofàng

adjective #33,947

Meanings

1 bold and unconstrained
2 uninhibited
3 free and easy
4 expansive (esp. of style or personality)

Characters

heroic; bold; grand

to release; unrestrained

Examples

他性格豪放，喜欢交朋友。

Tā xìnggé háofàng, xǐhuān jiāo péngyǒu.

He has a bold and unconstrained personality and loves making friends.

苏轼是豪放派词人的代表。

Sūshì shì háofàng pài cí rén de dàibiǎo.

Su Shi is the representative poet of the bold-and-unconstrained school.

Tips

culture

In Chinese literary history, 豪放派 (the 'bold-and-unconstrained school') is one of the two great schools of Song dynasty 词 poetry, championed by 苏轼 (Su Shi) and 辛弃疾 (Xin Qiji). It contrasts with the 婉约派 (graceful-restrained school) of 李清照 (Li Qingzhao).

Stroke Order

豪 háo

放 fàng