快活

• 拼音: kuài huo
• 汉字拆解: 快 = 忄(heart) + 夬, meaning fast or pleased; 活 = 氵(water) + 舌 (tongue), meaning to live/lively

含义

Happy; cheerful; carefree. A state of joyful ease and contentment.

Describes a happy, carefree, and cheerful state of being. Slightly more colloquial and warm than 高兴 or 快乐. Often used in literature and informal speech to describe a pleasant, unburdened mood or lifestyle.

例句

1. 退休后他过着快活的生活，每天钓鱼下棋。
2. 孩子们在草地上快活地奔跑。
3. 看到大家都这么快活，我也开心起来了。

用法指南

语境: colloquial, literary, describing mood

语气: cheerful

正确说法

• 祝你们过得快活！(Wish you a happy life!)
• 那是一段快活的日子。(Those were happy days.)

错误说法

• 快活生日！(For birthday wishes, use 生日快乐 — 快活 doesn't combine with 生日)

起源与历史

快 (kuài, quick/happy) + 活 (huó, live/lively). Together they describe a lively, happy state.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal