VocabularyHSK 3 · core

高兴

gāoxìng

happy, glad

Part of speech · adjective

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Examples

我很高兴见到你。
I'm very glad to meet you.
听到这个消息我很高兴。
I'm very happy to hear this news.

Collocations

很高兴不高兴高高兴兴

Mnemonic

高兴 gāoxìng "happy, glad" — 高 "high" + 兴 "rise, excitement" = "spirits rising". Synonym 快乐 kuàilè. Use 高兴 for situational gladness, 快乐 for general happiness state (生日快乐 "happy birthday").

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