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高兴 — meaning in English

gāo xìng

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English meaning

  • delight noun A feeling of great pleasure or joy.
  • glad adj Pleased or happy about something.
  • joy noun A feeling of great happiness or delight.
  • pleased adj Happy or satisfied about something.
  • rejoice verb To feel or show great joy or delight.

Senses

高兴 is used for these senses in English:

  • delight To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly.
  • glad Pleased; happy; gratified.
  • joy A feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good.
  • pleased Happy, content
  • rejoice (intransitive) To be very happy, be delighted, exult; to feel joy. [from 14th c.]

delight — full definition

  1. noun A feeling of great pleasure or joy.
  2. verb To give someone great pleasure or joy.

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