快活 (kuài huo) — happy, cheerful
Definition
快活 is a relaxed, everyday word for feeling happy and carefree — lighter than 愉快 and more casual than 愉悦. Often describes how life or a moment feels, not a person's personality (for that, use 开朗).
adjective
happycheerful
Examples
- 。Tā men yì jiā rén shēng huó dé hěn kuài huo.Their family lives very happily.
- 快活，。Tā xiào dé nà me kuài huo, ràng suǒ yǒu rén dōu hěn kāi xīn.She laughed so cheerfully that everyone was very happy.
- ，。Tuì xiū yǐ hòu, lǎo zhāng měi tiān dōu guò dé hěn kuài huo.After retiring, Old Zhang lives happily every day.
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