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纵情

Word · AdverbTraditional縱情

to one's heart's content; unrestrainedly

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

adverb

to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without restraint

Describes expressing emotions or engaging in activities without holding back. Can carry a positive sense of liberation or, in some contexts, a negative sense of indulgence.

Tā他
men们
zòng纵
qíng情
huān欢
lè乐
 ,
qìng庆
zhù祝
zhè这
lái来
zhī之
bù不
yì易
de的
shèng胜
lì利
 。

They celebrated with abandon, rejoicing in this hard-won victory.

Zài在
cǎo草
yuán原
shàng上
 ,
wǒ我
men们
zòng纵
qíng情
gē歌
chàng唱
 ,
gē歌
shēng声
chuán传
de得
hěn很
yuǎn远
 。

On the grassland, we sang to our hearts' content, our voices carrying far into the distance.

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Tā他
tuì退
xiū休
hòu后
zòng纵
qíng情
shān山
shuǐ水
 ,
yóu游
lì历
le了
quán全
guó国
gè各
dì地
 。

After retirement, he indulged in the pleasures of nature, traveling all over the country.

Bú不
yào要
zòng纵
qíng情
xiǎng享
lè乐
 ,
wàng忘
le了
zì自
jǐ己
de的
zé责
rèn任
 。

Don't indulge in pleasure to the point of forgetting your responsibilities.