痛快
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
痛快 (tòngkuài) · happy
痛快 (tòngkuài) means “happy; to one's heart's content; frank”. It is written with 2 characters: 痛 (painful) + 快 (fast). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 痛快 is built
The characters
痛 tòng · painful
What 痛 is made of
- 疒nè — sickness
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — "cliff" in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 广guǎng — broad
- 甬yǒng — path
- 用yòng — to use
- 冂 — frame
- 用yòng — to use
Origin hint: 疒 gives the meaning, 甬 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
快 kuài · fast
What 快 is made of
- 忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 夬guài — decisive
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 大dà — big
Origin hint: A decisive 夬 will 忄; 夬 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
今天玩得真痛快！Jīntiān wán de zhēn tòngkuài!We had a great time today!
他很痛快地答应了。Tā hěn tòngkuài de dāying le.He agreed straight away.
Questions about 痛快
What does 痛快 mean?
痛快 (tòngkuài) means “happy; to one's heart's content; frank”.
How do you pronounce 痛快?
痛快 is pronounced tòngkuài.
Which HSK level is 痛快?
痛快 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 痛苦tòngkǔpain
- 头痛tóutòngheadache
- 痛tòngpainful
- 快餐kuàicānfast food
- 快点儿kuài diǎnrhurry up
- 快乐kuàilèhappy
- 快要kuàiyàoto be about to
- 凉快liángkuainice and cool
- 赶快gǎnkuàiquickly
- 加快jiākuàito speed up
Learn 痛快 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 25: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.