爽朗 (shuǎng lǎng) — (of weather, air) bright and crisp; clear and refreshing; (of personality, laughter) hearty and candid; open and cheerful

Definition

Describes bright, crisp weather (cool, clear, refreshing) or a hearty, candid personality and laugh. Stronger and more vivid than 开朗, with a sense of crispness or openness.

adjective
(of weather, air) bright and crispclear and refreshing(of personality, laughter) hearty and candidopen and cheerful

Examples

  • 爽朗，。
    Jīn tiān de tiān qì zhēn shuǎng lǎng, shì hé chū qù zǒu zǒu.
    Today's weather is really bright and crisp — perfect for going out for a walk.
  • 爽朗，。
    Tā xìng gé shuǎng lǎng, dà jiā dōu xǐ huan hé tā liáo tiān.
    He has a hearty personality; everyone likes to chat with him.
  • 爽朗，。
    Tā fā chū shuǎng lǎng de xiào shēng, ràng rén tīng le hěn kāi xīn.
    She let out a hearty laugh that made people happy to hear.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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

爽shuǎngrefreshing
朗lǎngclear

“爽” means refreshing and “朗” means clear or bright, so the word suggests crisp air or an open manner.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

爽 is written by combining 大 and 㸚 to mean bright.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
月月yuèmoon
Sound part声符shēngfú
良
良liáng朗lǎng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

朗 pairs 月, the moon, with 良 as a sound part.

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