快活

kuàihuo

adjective HSK 5 #8,830

Meanings

Happy and lively — cheerful and carefree.

Háizimen zài gōngyuán lǐ kuàihuo de wánshuǎ.

The children are playing happily in the park.

Tā guò de hěn kuàihuo.

He lives a happy life.

Tuìxiū hòu tā bǐ yǐqián gèng kuàihuo le.

After retirement, she is happier than before.

usage

快活 (carefree, cheerful — slightly colloquial) vs 快乐 (happy — more standard/formal) vs 高兴 (glad — most common in everyday speech).

快 kuài

活 huó