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慷慨

generous

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Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

kang1kai3 • kāngkǎi

Meaning

Primary

generous

Alternatives

generously

Mnemonic

慷慨 Generous describes a level of being 慷 generous that is above and beyond, as though the person is 慨 indignant at everyone else in the world for not being 慷 generous like they are, so they are making it up by being doubly so.

Usage

王 先生 对 朋友 非常 慷慨。

Mr. Wang is very generous toward his friends.

谢谢 你 慷慨 的 帮助。

Thank you for your generous help.

这 个 人 非常 慷慨。

This person is very generous.