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爽快 (shuǎng kuai) — (adjective) refreshed, rejuvenated (feeling); (adjective) frank, straightforward (personality)

Definition

爽快 covers two linked senses: feeling refreshed/rejuvenated (body), and frank, straightforward (personality). For personality it is more colloquial than 坦率; for physical refresh, it pairs with weather/exertion like 爽.

adjective
refreshedrejuvenated (feeling)frankstraightforward (personality)

Examples

  • ，爽快。
    Yùn dòng hòu xǐ gè rè shuǐ zǎo, quán shēn dōu hěn shuǎng kuai.
    After exercise, taking a hot shower makes me feel very refreshed all over.
  • 爽快，。
    Tā zhè ge rén hěn shuǎng kuai, nǐ gēn tā shuō huà bú yòng guǎi wān.
    He's a very straightforward person; you don't need to beat around the bush when talking to him.
  • 爽快。
    Lǎo bǎn shuǎng kuai dì dā ying le wǒ men de yāo qiú.
    The boss agreed to our request without hesitation.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

爽shuǎngrefreshing
快kuàipleasurable

The parts 爽 meaning refreshing and 快 meaning pleasurable combine to mean frank and comfortable.

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
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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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6Personality & Traits

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