开朗 (kāi lǎng) — (of space, weather) bright and spacious, open and clear; (of personality) cheerful, optimistic, outgoing, open-minded
Definition
开朗 describes an outgoing, optimistic personality (性格开朗) — more about being sociable and open than 乐观 (which is just an optimistic outlook) or 外向 (a personality-type label). It can also mean bright and spacious, like a room or the weather.
adjective
(of space, weather) bright and spaciousopen and clear(of personality) cheerfuloptimisticoutgoingopen-minded
Examples
- 开朗，。Tā xìng gé kāi lǎng, dà jiā dōu xǐ huan hé tā zuò péng you.He has an outgoing personality; everyone likes to be friends with him.
- ，开朗。Zhè jiān bàn gōng shì chuāng hu hěn dà, fēi cháng kāi lǎng.This office has big windows, so it's very bright and spacious.
- 开朗，。Tiān qì kāi lǎng de shí hou, wǒ men qù gōng yuán sàn bù.When the weather is clear and pleasant, we go for a walk in the park.
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