快乐
kuài lèㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄜˋ
Sino-Vietnamese: KHOÁI LẠC
Traditional: 快樂
HSK 2HSK 3.0 · 2TOCFL 1
Meaning(adjective, nominal adjective)
happy; joyful
Note: unlike Vietnamese 'khoái lạc' (sensual pleasure), 快乐 simply means happy.
Examples
祝你生日快乐!
zhù nǐ shēng rì kuài lè!
Happy birthday!
孩子们玩得很快乐。
hái zi men wán dé hěn kuài lè.
The children had a great time playing.
和家人在一起很快乐。
hé jiā rén zài yì qǐ hěn kuài lè.
Being with family makes me happy.
Easily confused
- 高兴 — 快乐 is used in wishes (新年快乐) and for lasting happiness; 高兴 is momentary gladness (见到你很高兴).
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Stroke order
KHOÁI · 7 strokes
rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant
LẠC · 5 strokes
surname Le
Related words
- 快 kuài — rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant
- 愉快 yú kuài — cheerful; cheerily; delightful; pleasant; pleasantly; pleasing; happy; delighted
- 凉快 liáng kuai — nice and cold; pleasantly cool
- 赶快 gǎn kuài — quickly; at once
- 痛快 tòng kuài — delighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward; also pr. [tòng kuai]
- 尽快 jǐn kuài — as quickly as possible; as soon as possible
- 快活 kuài huo — happy; cheerful
- 爽快 shuǎng kuai — refreshed; rejuvenated; frank and straightforward