快活

kuàihuo ㄎㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄏㄨㄛ

    • happy
    • cheerful

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 开心 kāixīn
    • 开心地玩耍 to play happily
    • 非常开心 very happy
  • 快乐 kuàilè
    • 快乐的童年 a happy childhood
    • 分享快乐 to share happiness
  • 愉快 yúkuài
    • 轻松愉快 relaxed and cheerful
    • 生活愉快 a pleasant life

Antonyms 反义词

  • 难过 nánguò
    • 难过极了 extremely sad
    • 伤心难过 sad and upset

Telling them apart

快活 means being content and cheerful because things go as one wishes. 快乐 means happy in a light, lively way, and is the more common, general word.

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