高兴

gāo xìng

happy

我今天很高兴。

I'm very happy today.

informal

Feeling joyful, pleased, or content; experiencing happiness.

看到朋友来看我，我感到非常高兴。

I felt very happy to see my friend come visit me.

他听到这个好消息，高兴得跳起来。

He was so happy to hear the good news that he jumped up.

Often used to describe a positive emotional state.

Collocations

overjoyed

extremely happy

Use '非常' or '太' before '高兴' to express stronger happiness, e.g., '我非常高兴' or '我太高兴了'.

'高兴' is a versatile word for expressing happiness in various contexts, from casual to formal.

Combination of 高 (gāo, high) and 喜 (xǐ, joy), literally meaning 'high joy'.

Commonly used in everyday conversations to express happiness. Can be intensified with words like '非常' (very) or '太' (too).

高

high

root

兴

joy

root

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