Definition & Meaning

cheerful; happy; merry

Word usage

kuài huo

快 活

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adj.cheerful; happy; merry
- wǒ tí qián wán chéng le rèn wù xīn lǐ jué de hěn kuài huo
  我提前完成了任务，心里觉得很快活。
  I felt very happy about accomplishing the task ahead of schedule.
- tā zài kuài huo de gōng zuò
  她在快活地工作。
  She is working happily.
- nǐ liú gěi wǒ de yìn xiàng yī zhí shì kuài huo hé lè guān
  你留给我的印象一直是快活和乐观。
  I have this image of you as always being cheerful and optimistic.
- rì zi guò de hěn kuài huo
  日子过得很快活
  live a happy life
- xīn dǐ kuài huo
  心底快活
  feel happy
- kuài huo de hái zi
  快活的孩子
  joyous children
- shēng xìng kuài huo de rén
  生性快活的人
  person with a cheerful disposition
- jiàn kāng néng shǐ rén kuài huo
  健康能使人快活。
  Physical fitness tends to make people cheerful.
synonym
kāi xīn开心 kuài lè快乐 huān lè欢乐 yú kuài愉快
antonym
bēi shāng悲伤 chóu kǔ愁苦 chóu mèn愁闷

Word usage

Note
"快活" is different from "快乐". "快乐" means "be happy and joyful", and mostly used to describe the mood; "快活" means "being relaxed and active"; in addition to describing the mood, it can also describe the character.
Reduplication
"快活" can be reduplicated, for example: "快快活活".
- 他有一个快快活活，无忧无虑的童年。
  He has a happy and carefree childhood.

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