欢快 (huān kuài) — cheerful and lighthearted; lively | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

欢快 describes a lively, light mood or atmosphere (music, dancing, running) — not a person's inner feeling. Compare 愉快 and 欢乐, which describe how people feel.

adjective

cheerful and lightheartedlively

Examples

欢快。
Hái zi men zài gōng yuán lǐ huān kuài dì pǎo.
The children ran cheerfully in the park.
欢快。
Zhè shǒu huān kuài de gē ràng wǒ xiǎng qǐ le tóng nián.
This lively song reminds me of my childhood.
欢快。
Wǎn huì shàng dà jiā tiào zhe huān kuài de wǔ.
At the party, everyone danced a lively dance.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

The happiness of 欢 and the liveliness of 快 blend into 'cheerful and lively'.

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 歡; 欢 is its simplified writing.

雚欠歡

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

雚

雚guàn歡huān

Same sound today

The traditional form 歡 uses 雚 for the sound and 欠 for the meaning; the simplified 欢 is a later shorthand, so its parts do not carry that history.

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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