free and unfettered; carefree
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
free and unfettered; carefree and unconstrained
literaryLiterary term (书面语) describing a state of complete freedom in movement or spirit, often used in classical or formal contexts to evoke an image of detachment from worldly concerns.
Tā他
xiāo萧
rán然
ér而
qù去
，
bù不
liú留
yī一
sī丝
qiān牵
guà挂
。
He left freely, without any lingering attachment.
Xiāo萧
rán然
ér而
wǎng往
，
xiāo萧
rán然
ér而
lái来
，
zhè这
shì是
Zhuāng庄
zi子
bǐ笔
xià下
de的
zhì至
rén人
xíng形
xiàng象
。
Coming and going freely—this is the image of the perfected person in Zhuangzi's writings.
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Zài在
zhè这
yōu幽
jìng静
de的
shān山
lín林
zhōng中
，
tā他
gǎn感
dào到
yī一
zhǒng种
xiāo萧
rán然
de的
zì自
zài在
。
In this quiet mountain forest, he felt a carefree sense of freedom.