快活

kuàihuo

adjective HSK 7-9 #8,830

Meanings

Happy and lively - cheerful and carefree.

HSK 2

他过得很快活。

Tā guò de hěn kuàihuo.

He lives a happy life.

HSK 5

退休后她比以前更快活了。

Tuìxiū hòu tā bǐ yǐqián gèng kuàihuo le.

After retirement, she is happier than before.

HSK 7-9

孩子们在公园里快活地玩耍。

Háizi men zài gōngyuán lǐ kuàihuo de wánshuǎ.

The children are playing happily in the park.

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