潇洒

潇洒 xiāosǎ

Confident and at ease; free and easy^†

潇洒 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體瀟灑 xiaosa

What 潇洒 means

Confident and at ease^†
free and easy^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 潇洒, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

潇洒 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

潇

xiāo

Deep and clear

洒

sǎ

Spill (sprinkle - spray)

How to write 潇洒

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潇洒 in a sentence

他转身走了，样子很潇洒。

Tā zhuǎnshēn zǒu le, yàngzi hěn xiāosǎ.

He turned and walked away with an easy air.

他的字写得很潇洒。

Tā de zì xiě de hěn xiāosǎ.

His handwriting is free and elegant.

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Questions about 潇洒

What does 潇洒 mean in English?

潇洒 is pronounced xiāosǎ and means Confident and at ease, free and easy †.

How do you pronounce 潇洒?

潇洒 is xiāosǎ in pinyin — written xiaosa without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 潇洒?

潇洒 is written with 2 characters: 潇 (xiāo) Deep and clear, 洒 (sǎ) Spill (sprinkle - spray). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 潇洒 written in traditional Chinese?

瀟灑. The simplified form 潇洒 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 瀟灑 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced xiāosǎ.

Is 潇洒 an HSK word?

Yes — 潇洒 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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