愉快

kuài

Traditional: 愉快

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Translation

happy, pleasant, cheerful

Word origin

A compound of 愉 (yú, pleased) and 快 (kuài, glad, quick), both carrying the heart radical 忄 to convey emotion, together meaning cheerful and pleasant.

Origin
compound
Root
愉 (yú, pleased) + 快 (kuài, glad); both with 忄(heart) radical

Stroke order

Stroke order for 愉

Stroke order for 快

Examples

I wish you a pleasant journey.

We had a pleasant day.

Chatting with friends is pleasant.

She is in a cheerful mood.

The cooperation has been a pleasure.

愉快 (yú kuài) means happy, pleasant or cheerful. It is used for a glad mood or an enjoyable experience.

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This word is part of lesson 27.