慷
慨

Vehement in Chinese: 慷慨 (kāng kǎi)

kāng kǎi

vehement

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1vehement; fervent
  2. 2generous; magnanimous

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慷
慨

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ㄎㄤ

kāng

ㄎ/ kㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

ㄎㄞˇ

kǎi

ㄎ/ kㄞ/ aiˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 他为人非常慷慨，经常帮助别人。

    tā wèi rén fēi cháng kāng kǎi， jīng cháng bāng zhù bié rén。

    He is very generous and often helps others.

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Related words

感慨

gǎn kǎi

to sigh with sorrow, regret etc

扛

káng

to carry on one's shoulder

抗衡

kàng héng

to compete with

抗拒

kàng jù

to resist

抗生素

kàng shēng sù

antibiotic

抗争

kàng zhēng

to resist

考量

kǎo liáng

to consider

烤

kǎo

to roast

靠拢

kào lǒng

to draw close to

苛刻

kē kè

harsh

科幻

kē huàn

science fiction

科目

kē mù

academic subject

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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