荣幸
róngxìng
honored, privileged
Part of speech · adjective
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 能认识您我感到非常荣幸。I am very honored to meet you.
- 我很荣幸被邀请来演讲。I am honored to be invited to give a talk.
Collocations
感到荣幸十分荣幸荣幸之至深感荣幸
Mnemonic
荣 róng "glory" + 幸 xìng "fortune": glorious and fortunate, i.e. honored. It is an adjective for a feeling one has oneself ("I am honored to..."). The similar 光荣 (glorious) leans toward a state or collective honor, while 荣幸 is used in modest personal greetings. Korean renders it as "to be honored".
Related
光荣荣誉幸运荣耀
Quick check
When is 荣幸 mainly used?