khoan khoái

Thân thiện

Sau khi uống một cốc nước mát, anh cảm thấy khoan khoái.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Feeling physically or mentally comfortable, relaxed, and pleasant: Describes a state of ease, contentment, and light-heartedness, often after relief from discomfort or due to a pleasant sensation.
   • Feeling refreshed and agreeable: Describes a feeling of being refreshed and at peace, typically resulting from a satisfying or soothing experience.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sau khi tắm, tôi cảm thấy rất khoan khoái. (After taking a bath, I feel very refreshed and at ease.)
  • Nghe nhạc nhẹ giúp tinh thần trở nên khoan khoái. (Listening to soft music makes one's spirit feel light and pleasant.)
  • Một giấc ngủ trưa khiến cơ thể khoan khoái hẳn. (A nap makes the body feel completely refreshed and comfortable.)

Advanced Usage

• "lòng khoan khoái": a feeling of ease in one's heart/mind.
  • Sau khi hoàn thành công việc, anh ấy có một cảm giác lòng khoan khoái. (After finishing the work, he had a feeling of deep contentment.)
• Used to describe the pleasant effect of something.
  • Cơn gió mát mang lại cảm giác khoan khoái. (The cool breeze brings a feeling of agreeable refreshment.)

Variants and Related Words

• Khoan khoái is primarily used as an adjective. There are no direct noun or verb variants. It is related to the feeling described by the adjective "thoải mái" (comfortable, relaxed), but "khoan khoái" often implies a more positive, refreshing, and light-hearted nuance.

Synonyms

• Thoải mái: comfortable, relaxed.
• Dễ chịu: pleasant, agreeable.
• Sảng khoái: exhilarated, invigorated (often more intense than ).
• Nhẹ nhõm: relieved, unburdened.

Related Phrases

• Khoan khoái trong lòng: to feel at ease in one's heart; to feel content internally.
  • Giải quyết xong vấn đề, cô ấy thấy khoan khoái trong lòng. (After resolving the problem, she felt deeply content.)

Related Idioms

• "Mát mặt mát mày, khoan khoái trong lòng": (Literally: Cool face, cool features, ease in the heart) An idiom describing a state of complete satisfaction and pride, where one feels physically refreshed and internally content, often after a success.
  • Chiến thắng đó khiến cả đội mát mặt mát mày, khoan khoái trong lòng. (That victory made the whole team feel proud, satisfied, and deeply content.)

Học thuật

1. (feel) at ease