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痛快

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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

痛快 [tòngkuài]
  1. 1. adjective [高兴] joyful
  2. 2. adjective [尽兴] to one’s heart’s content
    吃个痛快
    eat one's fill
    玩个痛快
    play to one's heart's content
  3. 3. adjective [爽快] straightforward

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

痛快 [tòngkuài]
  1. 1. very happy; delighted; joyful
    感到从来没有过的痛快
    be filled with joy as never before
    图一时的痛快
    seek momentary gratification
    今天我们玩得真痛快
    你别看她现在花钱挺痛快的,以后的日子就难过了。
    他给我们唱歌时不太痛快
  2. 2. to one's heart's content; to one's great satisfaction
    喝个痛快
    drink one's fill
    玩个痛快
    have a wonderful time
    这个澡洗得真痛快
    I had a very refreshing bath.
    儿童节那天我陪儿子玩了个痛快
    今天我们跳舞跳得真痛快
  3. 3. simple and direct; forthright; straightforward
    说话很痛快
    speak simply and directly; not mince matters
    她这人痛快,心里有什么就说什么。
    She is frank and says what's on her mind.
    痛快地答应了。
    He readily agreed.
    他说话做事都挺痛快的。
    他和女朋友痛快地分了手。
    痛快地答应了我的请求。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

痛快 [tòngkuài]
  1. 1. 高兴;舒畅
    心里非常痛快
    别惹人不痛快
  2. 2. 尽情;尽兴
    痛快地哭了一场。
    玩得真痛快
  3. 3. 爽快;干脆;利索
    她是个痛快人。
    保险公司赔偿得很痛快

Examples

他总是哼儿哈儿的,就是不说句痛快话。
He hemmed and hawed but wouldn't say anything definite. 哼儿哈儿
痛快淋漓
impassioned and forceful 淋漓
大家热热闹闹玩了个痛快
Everyone had a terrific time. 热闹
甚为痛快
find it most satisfying 甚为
感到从来没有过的痛快
be filled with joy as never before 痛快
图一时的痛快
seek momentary gratification 痛快
喝个痛快
drink one's fill 痛快
玩个痛快
have a wonderful time 痛快
说话很痛快
speak simply and directly; not mince matters 痛快
她这人痛快,心里有什么就说什么。
She is frank and says what's on her mind. 痛快

Collocations

痛快淋漓
to be free from inhibitions
心里痛快
delighted
非常痛快
contented
痛快
cool
玩得痛快
to have fun
痛快
for pleasure
痛快极了
quite free
说话痛快
to speak without hesitation
痛快地答应
a forthright reply
痛快
a frank and direct person

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