兴高采烈 (興高采烈)
xìng gāo cǎi liè
Pinyin

Definition

兴高采烈 (興高采烈)
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xìng gāo cǎi liè
  1. happy and excited (idiom)
  2. in high spirits
  3. in great delight

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

强烈
qiáng liè
  1. 1 intense
  2. 2 (violently) strong
提高
tí gāo
  1. 1 to raise
  2. 2 to increase
  3. 3 to improve
最高
zuì gāo
  1. 1 tallest
  2. 2 highest
  3. 3 supreme (court etc)
高
Gāo
  1. 1 surname Gao
高中
gāo zhōng
  1. 1 senior high school
  2. 2 abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gāo jí zhōng xué]

Idioms (20)

一见高低
yī jiàn gāo dī
  1. 1 lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to cross swords with
  3. 3 to lock horns
不识高低
bù shí gāo dī
  1. 1 can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what
事不关己，高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
  1. 1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
人往高处走，水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
  1. 1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
  2. 2 one should constantly strive to make progress
债台高筑
zhài tái gāo zhù
  1. 1 lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt

Sample Sentences

嗯，真的，很甜。真好玩，我看这大街上的每个人都兴高采烈的，特别是小孩子。
ng4 ，zhēnde ，hěn tián 。zhēn hǎowán ，wǒ kàn zhè dàjiē shang de měi ge rén dōu xìnggāocǎiliè de ，tèbié shì xiǎo háizi 。
Yep, that's right. It's sweet. Fun. Everyone I see on this street is in high spirits. Especially the kids.
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