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高兴

gāo xìng · gao xing

Traditional 高興

HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. happy
  2. glad
  3. willing (to do sth)
  4. in a cheerful mood
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A ten-yuan red packet

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)怎么(zěnme)这么(zhème)高兴(gāoxìng)？

    Why are you so happy today?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)抢到(qiǎngdào)了(le)一(yī)个(gè)红包(hóngbāo)！

    I grabbed a red packet!

  3. Liangliang

    多少(duōshao)钱(qián)？

    How much?

  4. Dengdeng

    一(yī)块(kuài)二(èr)。

    One yuan twenty.

  5. Liangliang

    才(cái)一(yī)块(kuài)二(èr)，你(nǐ)就(jiù)这么(zhème)高兴(gāoxìng)？

    Just one twenty, and you are this happy?

  6. Dengdeng

    当然(dāngrán)高兴(gāoxìng)，以前(yǐqián)我(wǒ)每次(měicì)都(dōu)只(zhǐ)抢到(qiǎngdào)一分钱(yīfēnqián)！

    Of course I am. Before, I only ever got one fen each time!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

大(dà)伙(huǒ)儿(r)玩(wán)得(de)高(gāo)兴(xìng)吗(ma)？

You guys having fun?

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by Scott · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)听(tīng)到(dào)那(nà)个(ge)好(hǎo)消(xiāo)息(xi)，高(gāo)兴(xìng)得(de)跳(tiào)了(le)起(qǐ)来(lái)。

He could not help jumping for joy at the good news.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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高
gāo

high; tall

兴
xīng

to rise; to flourish

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