高
兴

Happy in Chinese: 高兴 (gāo xìng)

gāo xìng

happy

HSK 1Traditional: 高興2 example sentences

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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高
兴

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄠ

gāo

ㄍ/ gㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

ㄒㄧㄥˋ

xìng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

高兴

Simplified

高興

Traditional

Example sentences

See 高兴 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他很高兴。

    tā hěn gāo xìng。

    He is happy.

  • 我很高兴。

    wǒ hěn gāo xìng。

    I am happy.

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Related words

高

gāo

high

提高

tí gāo

to raise

兴趣

xìng qù

interest (desire to know about sth)

高级

gāo jí

high level

兴奋

xīng fèn

excited

高档

gāo dàng

superior quality

高速

gāo sù

high speed

高中

gāo zhōng

senior high school

跳高

tiào gāo

high jump (athletics)

高潮

gāo cháo

high tide

高价

gāo jià

high price

高尚

gāo shàng

noble

Appears in

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