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Hanzi

爽

bright/clear/crisp/open/frank/straightforward/to feel well/fine/pleasurable/invigorating/to deviate

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 6

Pinyin

shuǎng, shuāng

Bopomofo

ㄕㄨㄤˇ, ㄕㄨㄤ

Jyutping

song2

Example sentences

爽 shuǎng
洗個澡感覺真爽。
洗个澡感觉真爽。

Taking a bath feels really refreshing.

涼爽 / 凉爽 liángshuǎng
坐在樹蔭下吹著微風，感覺非常涼爽。
坐在树荫下吹著微风，感觉非常凉爽。

Sitting under the shade of a tree with a breeze blowing feels very cool and refreshing.

高原 gāoyuán
這座高原氣候涼爽。
这座高原气候凉爽。

The climate on this plateau is cool.

清爽 qīngshuǎng
沖完澡後，感覺整個人都清爽多了。
冲完澡后，感觉整个人都清爽多了。

After taking a shower, I feel much more refreshed.

黃瓜 / 黄瓜 huángguā
夏天吃涼拌黃瓜非常清爽。
夏天吃凉拌黄瓜非常清爽。

Eating cold cucumber salad in summer is very refreshing.

爽快 shuǎngkuài
他是一個辦事很爽快的人，從不拖泥帶水。
他是一个办事很爽快的人，从不拖泥带水。

He is a very straightforward person when handling things, never dragging his feet.

Example Vocabulary

不爽

bu4'shuang3

爽

shuang3

refreshing; clear; frank

涼爽

liang2'shuang3

cool and refreshing; pleasantly cool

清爽

qing1'shuang3

refreshing; fresh and cool; clean and tidy

爽口

shuang3'kou3

爽快

shuang3'kuai4

frank; straightforward; refreshing; pleasant

爽朗

shuang3'lang3

乾爽

gan1'shuang3

屢試不爽

lv3'shi4'bu4'shuang3

爽健

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