Definition
痛痛快快 is the AABB reduplication of 痛快 (tòngkuài, 'delightful, to one's heart's content'). It functions as an adverb meaning 'thoroughly and enjoyably, to one's heart's content,' emphasizing that an action is done without restraint or reservation. You'll hear it with verbs like 玩 (play), 吃 (eat), or 喝 (drink) to describe doing something fully and happily.
r.f.
to one's heart's contentthoroughly and enjoyably
Examples
- 痛痛快快。Zhōumò wǒmen tòng tong kuài kuài de wán le yì zhěng tiān.We played to our heart's content all weekend.
- ，痛痛快快。Nándé fàngjià, wǒ yào tòng tong kuài kuài de chī yí dùn huǒguō.It's a rare holiday, I want to eat hotpot to my heart's content.
- 痛痛快快，。Tā hē de tòng tong kuài kuài, bǎ fánnǎo quán wàng le.He drank to his heart's content and forgot all his worries.
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