Happy and excited (idiom) in Chinese: 兴高采烈 (xìng gāo cǎi liè)

xìng gāo cǎi liè

happy and excited (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 興高采烈1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1happy and excited (idiom)
  2. 2in high spirits
  3. 3in great delight

Stroke order

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Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄒㄧㄥˋ

xìng

/ x/ i/ engˋ/ fourth tone

ㄍㄠ

gāo

/ g/ ao/ first tone

ㄘㄞˇ

cǎi

/ c/ aiˇ/ third tone

ㄌㄧㄝˋ

liè

/ l/ i/ êˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

兴高采烈

Simplified

興高采烈

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 孩子们兴高采烈地拆开了礼物。

    hái zi men xìng gāo cǎi liè dì chāi kāi le lǐ wù。

    The children joyfully tore open their gifts.

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