Writing
凉快 (liángkuai) — how to say "cool" in Chinese
凉快
Cool, refreshing
adjective
Character composition
凉
cool
快
pleasant
Radicals / Keys
心
Heart
#61 · xīn · 4 strokes
冫
Ice
#15 · bīng · 2 strokes
Collocations
凉快的风
liángkuai de fēng
cool breeze
凉快一下
liángkuai yīxià
cool off a bit
天气凉快
tiānqì liángkuai
the weather is cool
Examples
夏天的傍晚，坐在大树下面吹着风，感觉特别凉快舒服。
On summer evenings, sitting under a big tree feeling the breeze is especially cool and comfortable.
今天天气很凉快。
The weather is very cool today.
Mnemonic
[liángkuai-] Leon the cat crawled out of a hot kitchen and flopped into the shade under a vine. A breeze blew, and it felt so 凉快 that he purred with pleasant coolness 🍃. He decided this chill was the quickest rescue from summer heat.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "cool" in Chinese?
"cool" in Chinese is 凉快 (liángkuai).
凉快 meaning in English
凉快 (liángkuai) means "Cool, refreshing".
How is 凉快 pronounced?
It is pronounced liángkuai (written as liangkuai). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "cool" in Chinese characters?
It is written 凉快: 凉 has 10 strokes, 快 has 7 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 凉快?
凉快 belongs to the HSK 4 vocabulary list.
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