神清气爽

shén qīng qì shuǎng

refreshed and clear-headed

Character by character

神shén
mind

清qīng
clear

气qì
spirits

爽shuǎng
fresh

睡了一个好觉，早上起来神清气爽。

After a good night’s sleep I woke up feeling fresh and clear-headed.

Tone: positive (praise).

How you feel after sleep, a bath, a walk in cool air or a cup of good tea: 顿觉神清气爽, 让人神清气爽. It describes a person; for crisp autumn weather say 秋高气爽.

Learn this in Lesson 133 · HSK 7–9: 北方的澡堂子 (The northern bathhouse)

A dialogue, a reading, word cards with audio and a drill that uses it, in Learn Chinese with Bao. The first lessons of every level are free.