痛快 (tòng kuài) — delighted, to one's heart's content (experiencing pleasure fully); straightforward, direct (of personality or speech)

Definition

痛快 is 'delighted / to one's heart's content' — stronger and more uninhibited than 开心 or 愉快. It also means 'straightforward and frank' of a person, like 爽快.

adjective
delightedto one's heart's content (experiencing pleasure fully)straightforwarddirect (of personality or speech)

Examples

  • 痛快
    Jīn tiān qù yóu yǒng yóu dé zhēn tòng kuài!
    I went swimming today and had a really great time!
  • 痛快
    Tā zhè ge rén hěn tòng kuài, yǒu shén me shuō shén me.
    He's a very straightforward person — he says whatever's on his mind.
  • 痛快
    Dà jiā hē le yì wǎn shàng jiǔ, liáo dé tè bié tòng kuài.
    Everyone drank all evening and had a wonderfully free-flowing conversation.

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