Definition
纵情 is an adverb meaning 'to one's heart's content' or 'indulging freely'. It describes doing something without restraint, often with a positive tone (enjoying oneself fully) but can also carry a negative connotation when referring to overindulgence in sensual pleasures (纵情酒色). It typically modifies verbs of enjoyment or expression, and is more common in written or formal speech.
adv.
to one's heart's contentfreely and without restraintto indulge (oneself) in (often with negative connotation)
Examples
- 纵情，。Tā zòng qíng de dà xiào qǐlái, fǎngfú wàngjì le suǒyǒu fánnǎo.He laughed heartily, as if forgetting all his worries.
- 纵情，。Niánqīngrén bù yīnggāi zòng qíng yú xiǎnglè, ér yīng nǔlì fèndòu.Young people should not indulge in pleasure-seeking, but should strive hard.
- ，纵情，。Zài yīnyuèjié shàng, rénmen zòng qíng gēwǔ, qìfēn fēicháng rèliè.At the music festival, people sang and danced to their hearts' content, and the atmosphere was very lively.
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