凉快

涼快

liángkuai

adjective HSK 2 #11,134

Meanings

1 pleasantly cool
2 nice and cool

Characters

pleasant (suffix)

快 here is a suffix adding a pleasant nuance, not 'fast'.

Examples

今天很凉快。

Jīntiān hěn liángkuai.

It's pleasantly cool today.

秋天的时候天气凉快。

Qiūtiān de shíhou tiānqì liángkuai.

The weather is nice and cool in autumn.

进来吧，屋里凉快。

Jìnlái ba, wū lǐ liángkuai.

Come in, it's cool inside.

Tips

usage

凉快 always implies a comfortable, pleasant coolness — used positively, especially in hot weather.

Stroke Order

凉 liáng

快 kuài