凉快 liángkuai nice and cool
nice and cool; pleasantly cool
How to remember 凉快: 凉 cool + 快 quick = nice and cool.
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How it is used
- A *pleasant* coolness, relief from heat - 树下很凉快 (shù xià hěn liángkuai) it's nice and cool under the tree.
- Contrast 冷 (lěng, cold, usually unwelcome) and neutral 凉 (liáng, cool/lukewarm): 凉快 is always positive.
- Reduplicates to mean "cool off": 出去凉快凉快 (chūqù liángkuai liángkuai) go out and cool down a bit.
Example sentences
- 今天很凉快。 Jīntiān hěn liángkuài.It's cool today.
- 夏天洗澡很凉快。 Xiàtiān xǐzǎo hěn liángkuai.Taking a bath in summer is very refreshing [lit., "cool"]. .