开朗

开朗 kāilǎng

Well lit (cheerful - outgoing)

开朗 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體開朗 kailang

What 开朗 means

Well lit (cheerful - outgoing)

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开朗 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

开

kāi

Open (start - drive - boil)

朗

lǎng

Bright (clear)

Words that share a character with 开朗

How to write 开朗

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开朗 in a sentence

她性格开朗，朋友很多。

Tā xìnggé kāilǎng, péngyou hěn duō.

She has a cheerful disposition and many friends.

谈完之后，他的心情开朗多了。

Tán wán zhīhòu, tā de xīnqíng kāilǎng duō le.

After the talk his mood was much brighter.

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Questions about 开朗

What does 开朗 mean in English?

开朗 is pronounced kāilǎng and means Well lit (cheerful - outgoing).

How do you pronounce 开朗?

开朗 is kāilǎng in pinyin — written kailang without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 开朗?

开朗 is written with 2 characters: 开 (kāi) Open (start - drive - boil), 朗 (lǎng) Bright (clear). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 开朗 written in traditional Chinese?

開朗. The simplified form 开朗 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 開朗 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced kāilǎng.

Is 开朗 an HSK word?

Yes — 开朗 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

卡通 kǎtōng 开采 kāicǎi 开除 kāichú 开阔 kāikuò 开明 kāimíng 开辟 kāipì 开拓 kāituò 开展 kāizhǎn

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