---
title: "Tongkuai Meaning: 痛快 (tòngkuài) Means “delighted”"
description: "痛快 (tòngkuài) means “delighted; to one's heart's content”. Hear its tones, see what 痛 and 快 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tongkuai"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 痛快 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

痛快 tòngkuài

## delighted; to one's heart's content

## It can also mean

- straightforward; forthright

## Its characters

1. 痛 tòng pain
2. 快 kuài fast

## In a sentence

今天我们玩得真痛快！ We really had a blast today!

前两个条件，曹操都**痛快**地答应了。

From [千里走单骑 · A Thousand Li Alone](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/a-thousand-li-alone-three-kingdoms-intermediate-chinese-5#library-word-320-322)

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## More words with 痛 or 快

- [赶快 gǎnkuài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gankuai)
- [欢快 huānkuài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huankuai)
- [加快 jiākuài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiakuai)
- [尽快 jǐnkuài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinkuai)
- [快餐 kuàicān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kuaican)
- [快递 kuàidì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kuaidi)
- [快捷 kuàijié](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kuaijie)
- [快乐 kuàilè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kuaile)
- [快速 kuàisù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kuaisu)
- [快要 kuàiyào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kuaiyao)

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