酣 hān to enjoy liquor
怎么记住“酣”: 酉 whisky bottle + 甘 sweet = to enjoy liquor. Uncle opens his whisky bottle of sweet plum wine at the barbecue, leans back in his chair and smiles, ready to enjoy liquor.
部件结构
酣 = 酉 whisky bottle + 甘 sweet
- 酉 whisky bottle
- 甘 sweet
Uncle opens his whisky bottle of sweet plum wine at the barbecue, leans back in his chair and smiles, ready to enjoy liquor.
用法
- Means deep in the pleasure of something - deep sleep in 酣睡 (hānshuì) to sleep soundly, and free-flowing ease in 酣畅 (hānchàng) hearty, unrestrained.
- Often 酣畅淋漓 (hānchàng-línlí) thoroughly satisfying - of a match, a piece of writing, a good cry that leaves nothing held back.
- Literary register; you won't hear it in casual chat outside these set phrases.