凉快 (liáng kuai) — pleasantly cool | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

凉快 (liáng kuai) describes weather or a place that is pleasantly cool — comfortable, not cold. Colder than 凉; less cold than 冷.

adjective

pleasantly cool

凉快，。
Tiān qì liáng kuai le, wǒ men qù gōng yuán ba.
The weather is cool, let's go to the park.
凉快。
Qiū tiān de zǎo shàng tè bié liáng kuai.
Autumn mornings are especially cool.
，凉快。
Guān shàng chuāng hu, fáng jiān lǐ jiù bù liáng kuai le.
Close the window, and the room won't be cool.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

快kuàicomfortable

“凉” (cool) and “快” (comfortable) together mean pleasantly cool.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 涼; 凉 is its simplified writing.

氵京涼

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

京

京jīng涼liáng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 涼 combines 氵 (water) with 京, which gives the sound; the simplified 凉 is a later abbreviation.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

忄夬快

Meaning part形符xíngfú

忄Written in full as心xīn

Sound part声符shēngfú

夬

夬guài快kuài

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

快 pairs the left part 忄 (full form 心, the heart) with the right part 夬, which gives the sound.

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