心旷神怡 xīn kuàng shén yí relaxed and happy

Explanation

形容心情舒畅，精神愉快。

Describes a state of ease and inner joy.

Origin Story

话说宋代范仲淹，与滕子京是同科进士，交情甚笃。滕子京被贬到岳州，重修了岳阳楼，便请范仲淹写一篇记事。范仲淹在文中写到：“登斯楼也，则有心旷神怡，宠辱皆忘，把酒临风，其喜洋洋者矣。”以此来表达滕子京虽然被贬，但仍心胸开阔，心情舒畅。这便是“心旷神怡”的由来。故事也告诉我们：人生不如意事十之八九，不必为一时得失所困扰，应保持乐观豁达的心态。范仲淹写下这篇文章时，滕子京正被贬到岳州做官，心情郁闷。范仲淹写这篇文章的时候，特别注意写得乐观，用词也很讲究。他的意思就是要让滕子京心情愉快，不要因为被贬而苦恼。后来滕子京读了这篇记事，果然心情舒畅了不少。

huà shuō sòng dài fàn zhòng yān, yǔ téng zǐ jīng shì tóng kē jìnshì, jiāo qíng shèn dǔ. téng zǐ jīng bèi biǎn dào yuè zhōu, chóng xiū le yuè yáng lóu, biàn qǐng fàn zhòng yān xiě yī piān jì shì. fàn zhòng yān zài wén zhōng xiě dào: “dēng sī lóu yě, zé yǒu xīn kuàng shén yí, chǒng rǔ jiē wàng, bǎ jiǔ lín fēng, qí xǐ yáng yáng zhě yǐ.” yǐ cǐ lái biǎo dá téng zǐ jīng suīrán bèi biǎn, dàn réng xīn xiōng kāi kuò, xīn qíng shū chàng. zhè biàn shì “xīn kuàng shén yí” de yóu lái. gù shì yě gào sù wǒ men: rén shēng bù rú yì shì shí zhī bā jiǔ, bù bì wèi yī shí dé shī suǒ kùn rǎo, yīng bǎo chí lè guān huò dá de xīn tài. fàn zhòng yān xiě xià zhè piān wén zhāng shí, téng zǐ jīng zhèng bèi biǎn dào yuè zhōu zuò guān, xīn qíng yù mèn. fàn zhòng yān xiě zhè piān wén zhāng de shí hòu, tè bié zhù yì xiě de lè guān, yòng cí yě hěn jiǎng jiū. tā de yì sī jiù shì yào ràng téng zǐ jīng xīn qíng yú kuài, bù yào yīn wèi bèi biǎn ér kǔ nǎo. hòu lái téng zǐ jīng dú le zhè piān jì shì, guǒ rán xīn qíng shū chàng le bù shǎo.

It is said that Fan Zhongyan of the Song Dynasty and Teng Zijing were fellow Jinshi and had a deep friendship. Teng Zijing was demoted to Yuezhou and renovated the Yueyang Tower, so he asked Fan Zhongyan to write a record of the event. Fan Zhongyan wrote in the article: "When you climb this tower, you will feel relaxed and happy, forget about honor and disgrace, enjoy the wine in the wind, and feel great joy." This expresses that even though Teng Zijing was demoted, he still had a relaxed and happy mood. This is the origin of "xīn kuàng shén yí". The story also tells us: Life is full of unexpected events and setbacks. Don't be bothered by temporary gains and losses, and maintain an optimistic and open-minded attitude. When Fan Zhongyan wrote this article, Teng Zijing was demoted to Yuezhou to be an official and was in a depressed mood. When Fan Zhongyan wrote this article, he paid special attention to writing optimistically and used the words carefully. His intention was to make Teng Zijing feel happy and not worry about being demoted. After Teng Zijing read this record, his mood really improved a lot.

Usage

多用于描写优美的景色使人心情愉悦的状态，常作谓语、状语。

duō yòng yú miáo xiě yōu měi de jǐng sè shǐ rén xīn qíng yú yuè de zhuàng tài, cháng zuò wèi yǔ, zhuàng yǔ

Often used to describe the state of pleasure brought about by beautiful scenery. Often used as a predicate or adverbial.

Examples

• 秋高气爽，心旷神怡。

  qiū gāo qì shuǎng, xīn kuàng shén yí

  The autumn is crisp and refreshing, and the mood is relaxed and happy.

• 站在山顶，心旷神怡，一切烦恼都抛到九霄云外了。

  zhàn zài shān dǐng, xīn kuàng shén yí, yī qiē fán nǎo dōu pāo dào jiǔ xiāo yún wài le

  Standing on the top of the mountain, feeling relaxed and happy, all worries are thrown away into the sky.

Related Idioms

• 赏心悦目

• 怡然自乐

Opposite Idioms

• 心烦意乱

• 心神不宁