Meaning of 痛快
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- delighted
- to one's heart's content
- straightforward
- also pr. [tong4 kuai5]
How to use 痛快
痛快 describes a deeply satisfying feeling, doing something to your heart's content, or a person who is frank and decisive. It often appears as 痛痛快快 for emphasis. Example: 今天玩得真痛快。(Jīntiān wán de zhēn tòngkuài.) We had a really great time today.
痛 (tòng) means pain and 快 (kuài) means fast. Think of a pain that leaves quickly, and the relief you feel is 痛快: pure, satisfying release.
Common mistake: Learners see 痛 and assume the word is about pain, confusing it with 痛苦 (tòngkǔ, suffering), which means the opposite. Also note that in casual speech the second syllable is often neutral, tòngkuai.
痛快 in example sentences
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痛 tòng · ache · 12 strokes
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快 kuài · rapid · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 痛快.
| 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] |
| 凉快 | liángkuai | pleasantly cool (weather etc); to cool oneself; to cool off |
| 快餐 | kuàicān | fast food; snack |
| 痛苦 | tòngkǔ | pain; suffering |
| 赶快 | gǎnkuài | quickly; at once |
| 快速 | kuàisù | fast; high-speed; rapid |
| 加快 | jiākuài | to accelerate; to speed up; to hasten |
| 尽快 | jǐnkuài | as quickly as possible; as soon as possible |
| 快递 | kuàidì | express delivery |
| 快活 | kuàihuo | happy; cheerful |
Questions about 痛快
What does 痛快 mean?
痛快 (tòngkuài) means "delighted; to one's heart's content" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 痛快?
痛快 is made of 2 characters: 痛 (12 strokes), 快 (7 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.
Is 痛快 an HSK word?
Yes. 痛快 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do I use 痛快 to describe a person?
Say someone is 很痛快 or 说话很痛快 to mean they are straightforward and do not hesitate. For example, 他答应得很痛快 (tā dāying de hěn tòngkuài) means he agreed readily.
What is the difference between 痛快 and 快乐?
快乐 (kuàilè) is general happiness, as in 生日快乐. 痛快 is more intense and physical, a feeling of release or satisfaction after doing something fully, like eating, crying, or playing to your heart's content.