Usage note
“凉快”用来形容天气或环境让人感到舒适和清爽。
liáng kuài lái yòng xíngróng qìtǐ huò jí rújīng tǐngrén gǎndào shūsàn ér kéng kěn hé sǎng.
"凉快" is used to describe weather or an environment that feels comfortable and refreshing.
Context note
这个词常用于描述夏天的天气，或者形容空调房间里的感觉。
zhè gè cí cháng yòng xíngróng xiàtiān de qìtǐ, huò zhě jīngmíng dōngtái fángjiān lǐ de gǎnjué.
This word is commonly used to describe the weather in summer or the feeling of an air-conditioned room.
5 examples
天气凉快多了。
tiān qì liáng kuai duō le。
The weather feels much cooler now.
打开窗户，屋里就凉快多了。
dǎ kāi chuāng hù， wū lǐ jiù liáng kuai duō le。
Open the window, and the room feels much cooler.
空调开到最低，家里凉快很多。
kōng tiáo kāi dào zuì dī， jiā lǐ liáng kuai hěn duō。
Set the air conditioner to its lowest setting; the house feels much cooler.
游泳池里的水很凉快。
yóu yǒng chí lǐ de shuǐ hěn liáng kuai。
The water in the swimming pool is very cool and refreshing.
喝杯凉开水，整个人都凉快了。
hē bēi liáng kāi shuǐ， zhěng gè rén dōu liáng kuai le。
Drink a glass of cold water, and you'll feel much cooler all over.
5 mini stories
夏天到了，妈妈带我去游泳池玩。水很凉快，我玩得很开心。
xià tiān dào le， mā ma dài wǒ qù yóu yǒng chí wán。 shuǐ hěn liáng kuai， wǒ wán dé hěn kāi xīn。
Summer has come, and Mom took me to the swimming pool. The water is very cool, and I had a lot of fun.
爸爸打开空调后，家里变得凉快多了。我们都很舒服。
bà ba dǎ kāi kōng tiáo hòu， jiā lǐ biàn de liáng kuai duō le。 wǒ men dōu hěn shū fú。
After Dad turned on the air conditioner, the house felt much cooler. We all felt comfortable.
晚上睡觉前，我喝了一杯凉开水，整个人都凉快了。
wǎn shàng shuì jiào qián， wǒ hē le yì bēi liáng kāi shuǐ， zhěng gè rén dōu liáng kuai le。
Before going to bed at night, I drank a glass of cold water, and I felt much cooler.
今天天气很热，我们去了一个凉快的公园玩。
jīn tiān tiān qì hěn rè， wǒ men qù le yí gè liáng kuai de gōng yuán wán。
The weather was very hot today, so we went to a cool park to play.
打开窗户后，屋子里变得凉快多了。我感到非常舒服。
dǎ kāi chuāng hù hòu， wū zi lǐ biàn de liáng kuai duō le。 wǒ gǎn dào fēi cháng shū fú。
After opening the window, the room felt much cooler. I felt very comfortable.
Mini dialogue
天气凉快
A
今天天气真凉快！
Jīntiān tiānqì zhēn liángkuai!
The weather is really cool and comfortable today!
B
是啊，我们出去玩吧。
Shì a, wǒmen chūqù wán ba.
Yes, let's go out to play.
树下凉快
A
这里好热，我们去哪里？
Zhèlǐ hǎo rè, wǒmen qù nǎlǐ?
It's so hot here, where should we go?
B
大树下面很凉快。
Dà shù xiàmiàn hěn liángkuai.
It's very cool and comfortable under the big tree.
Related words and contrasts
similar
凉爽
liáng shuǎng
pleasantly cool
凉爽 is slightly more formal and often describes weather.
opposite
热
rè
hot
凉快 means cool and comfortable; 热 means hot.