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高兴
高興
gāoxìng
1. happy
2. glad
3. willing (to do sth)
4. in a cheerful mood
HSK 1

Character Breakdown

高
gāo
tall, lofty; high, elevated
HSK 1 10 丶
兴
xìng
to thrive, to prosper, to flourish
HSK 1 6 丶

Compound Words (1)

高高兴兴
gāogāoxìngxìng
cheerful and optimistic

Example Sentences (7)

很高兴认识您！李小姐。
Hěn gāoxìng rènshi nín!Lǐ xiǎojiě.
Nice to meet you! Ms. Li.
Text 3
你怎么有点儿不高兴？
Nǐ zěnme yǒu diǎnr bù gāoxìng?
Why are you a little unhappy?
Text 3
认识您我也很高兴！
Rènshi nín wǒ yě hěn gāoxìng!
I'm also very happy to meet you!
Text 3
我想快点儿吧照片发给大家，叫朋友们也高兴高兴。
wǒ xiǎng kuài diǎnr ba zhàopiàn fā gěi dàjiā, jiào péngyoumen yě gāoxìng gāoxìng.
I want to quickly send the photos to everyone, so my friends can be happy too.
Text 4
我想快点儿吧照片发给大家，叫朋友们也高兴高兴。
wǒ xiǎng kuài diǎnr ba zhàopiàn fā gěi dàjiā, jiào péngyoumen yě gāoxìng gāoxìng.
I want to quickly send the photos to everyone, so my friends can be happy too.
Text 4
在我难过的时候，他总是有办法让我高兴起来。
Zài wǒ nánguò de shíhou, tā zǒng shì yǒu bànfǎ ràng wǒ gāoxìng qǐlái.
When I'm sad, he always has a way to cheer me up.
Text 5
像她爸爸，刚出生时她爸爸高兴得一个晚上都没睡着。
Xiàng tā bàba, gāng chūshēng shí tā bàba gāoxìng de yí gè wǎnshang dōu méi shuì zháo.
Like her dad, when she was just born, her dad was so happy that he didn't sleep all night.
Text 2

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