凉快 meaning in English
pleasantly cool (weather etc); to cool oneself; to cool off
Meaning of 凉快
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- pleasantly cool (weather etc)
- to cool oneself; to cool off
- (Tw) (slang) (of clothing) scanty; revealing
- (coll.) to stay out of it; to butt out
How to use 凉快
凉快 describes weather or a place that is nicely cool, usually as a relief from heat. It can also mean to cool off, often doubled as 凉快凉快. Example: 今天很凉快。(Jīntiān hěn liángkuai.) It is nice and cool today.
凉 (liáng) has the two-drop ice radical 冫 on the left, so think of cool water. 快 (kuài) means pleased or quick, so 凉快 is a coolness that feels pleasant.
Common mistake: Learners often use 凉快 for anything cold, but it only means pleasantly cool. For unpleasant cold weather use 冷 (lěng), and for cold food or drinks use 凉 (liáng) alone. Also, 快 is usually said in the neutral tone here (liángkuai), not a full fourth tone.
凉快 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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凉 liáng · cool · 10 strokes
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快 kuài · rapid · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 凉快.
| 快乐 | kuàilè | happy; joyful |
| 快要 | kuàiyào | nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth) |
| 快点儿 | kuài diǎnr | erhua variant of 快點|快点[kuai4 dian3] |
| 快餐 | kuàicān | fast food; snack |
| 赶快 | gǎnkuài | quickly; at once |
| 快速 | kuàisù | fast; high-speed; rapid |
| 加快 | jiākuài | to accelerate; to speed up; to hasten |
| 凉水 | liángshuǐ | cool water; unboiled water |
| 尽快 | jǐnkuài | as quickly as possible; as soon as possible |
| 痛快 | tòngkuài | delighted; to one's heart's content |
| 快递 | kuàidì | express delivery |
| 快活 | kuàihuo | happy; cheerful |
Questions about 凉快
What does 凉快 mean?
凉快 (liángkuai) means "pleasantly cool (weather etc); to cool oneself; to cool off" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 凉快?
凉快 is made of 2 characters: 凉 (10 strokes), 快 (7 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 凉快 an HSK word?
Yes. 凉快 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 凉快 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 凉快 is written 涼快.
What is the difference between 凉快 and 凉爽?
Both mean pleasantly cool. 凉快 is more casual and common in speech, while 凉爽 (liángshuǎng) sounds a bit more written or descriptive, as in weather reports or writing.
How do you use 凉快 as a verb?
Repeat it as 凉快凉快 or add a phrase to mean cool yourself off, for example 去树下凉快一下 (qù shù xià liángkuai yíxià), go cool off under the tree. In casual speech, 一边凉快去 can also mean stay out of it.