HSK 6 · Emotions

舒畅 shūchàng “happy” in Chinese

Traditional 舒暢

What 舒畅 means

  1. happy
  2. carefree
  3. at ease
  4. entirely free from worry

How to say 舒畅

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale舒shū1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale畅chàng4th tone, falling

舒畅 in a sentence

  1. 散步以后，我心情舒畅多了。

    Sànbù yǐhòu, wǒ xīnqíng shūchàng duō le.

    After a walk, I felt much more at ease.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 问题解决了，大家都觉得很舒畅。

    Wèntí jiějué le, dàjiā dōu juéde hěn shūchàng.

    The problem was solved, and everyone felt relieved and happy.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 舒畅 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 舒 (shū) with each of its parts in a different colour
舒shūto stretch
  • 舍house · shěMeaning part
  • 予to give · yúSound part

舍 hints at the meaning (house); 予 (yú) hints at the sound. Compare it with shū.

The character 畅 (chàng) with each of its parts in a different colour
畅chàngfree
  • 申to report · shēnMeaning part
  • 昜bright · yángSound part

申 hints at the meaning (to report); 昜 (yáng) hints at the sound. Compare it with chàng.

How to write 舒畅

舒 12 strokes · 畅 8 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

舒畅 (shūchàng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 舒畅 (shūchàng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 舒畅

Words with 舒

舒服shūfu · comfortable舒适shūshì · cosy

Words with 畅

畅通chàngtōng · unimpeded畅销chàngxiāo · best-selling

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FAQs

舒畅 (shūchàng) means “happy” or “carefree”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it shūchàng: shū with a 1st tone, then chàng with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 舒畅 is written 舒暢. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shuchang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 舒畅 from the suggestions. Typing shuchang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
舒畅 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.