輕快

See also: 轻快

Chinese

		light; easy; gentle light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral	fast; quick; swift
trad. (輕快)		輕	快
simp. (轻快)		轻	快

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qīngkuài

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥㄎㄨㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hing¹ faai³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khin-khoài

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qīngkuài
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥㄎㄨㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cingkuài
  - Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-kʻuai⁴
  - Yale: chīng-kwài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingkuay
  - Palladius: цинкуай (cinkuaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hing¹ faai³
  - Yale: hīng faai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hing¹ faai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: hing¹ fai³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɪŋ⁵⁵ faːi̯³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khin-khoài
  - Tâi-lô: khin-khuài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qinqoaix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰin⁴⁴⁻²² kʰuai²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰin³³ kʰuai⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰin⁴⁴⁻²² kʰuai²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰuai¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰuai²¹/

Adjective

輕快

nimble; agile; quick
relaxed; cheerful; pleasant

Synonyms

(nimble):

便利 (biànlì) (literary)
便捷 (biànjié)
利索 (lìsuo) (colloquial)
利落 (lìluo)
快手 (faai³ sau²) (Cantonese)
手快 (shǒukuài)
敏捷 (mǐnjié)
機動 / 机动 (jīdòng)
粗殘 / 粗残 (chŭ-chàng) (Eastern Min)
緊手 / 紧手 (Hokkien)
緊跤捷手 / 紧跤捷手 (Hokkien)
靈便 / 灵便 (língbiàn)
靈利 / 灵利 (línglì) (literary)
靈巧 / 灵巧 (língqiǎo)
靈敏 / 灵敏 (língmǐn)
靈活 / 灵活 (línghuó)
麻利 (málì) (colloquial)

(relaxed): 輕盈／轻盈 (qīngyíng)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “relaxed”): 沉重 (chénzhòng)

Further reading

“輕快”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.