惊喜 (驚喜)
jīng xǐ
Pinyin

Definition

惊喜 (驚喜)
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jīng xǐ
  1. nice surprise
  2. to be pleasantly surprised

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

喜
xǐ
  1. 1 to be fond of
  2. 2 to like
  3. 3 to enjoy
  4. 4 to be happy
  5. 5 to feel pleased
  6. 6 happiness
  7. 7 delight
  8. 8 glad
喜欢
xǐ huan
  1. 1 to like
  2. 2 to be fond of
惊喜
jīng xǐ
  1. 1 nice surprise
  2. 2 to be pleasantly surprised
喜事
xǐ shì
  1. 1 happy occasion
  2. 2 wedding
喜剧
xǐ jù
  1. 1 comedy
  2. 2 classifier: 部 bù
  3. 3 classifier: 出 chū

Idioms (19)

一则以喜，一则以忧
yī zé yǐ xǐ , yī zé yǐ yōu
  1. 1 happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)
喜不自胜
xǐ bù zì shèng
  1. 1 unable to contain one's joy (idiom)
喜不自禁
xǐ bù zì jīn
  1. 1 unable to contain one's joy (idiom)
喜出望外
xǐ chū wàng wài
  1. 1 to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)
  2. 2 overjoyed at the turn of events
喜形于色
xǐ xíng yú sè
  1. 1 face light up with delight (idiom); to beam with joy

Sample Sentences

谁说不是呢？之前洗衣服能把衣服都给洗缩水了；买菜能把盐买成糖；洗一次碗都能摔烂几个盘子，每次都有惊喜，还总能找到各种歪理。
shéi shuō bùshì ne ？zhīqián xǐyīfu néng bǎ yīfu dōu gěi xǐ suōshuǐ le ；mǎi cài néng bǎ yán mǎi chéng táng ；xǐ yīcì wǎn dōu néng shuāi làn jǐ ge pánzi ，měicì dōu yǒu jīngxǐ ，hái zǒng néng zhǎodào gèzhǒng wuāilǐ 。
You're right there. Before he shrank the clothes when he was washing them; he bought sugar instead of salt when he went grocery shopping; he breaks several plates every time he washes up the dishes, there's a surprise every time, and he's always able to put up some preposterous argument.
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嗨，能有什么惊喜呢，她呀，什么仪式都不需要，真的很特别。
hāi ，néng yǒu shénme jīngxǐ ne ，tā ya ，shénme yíshì dōu bù xūyào ，zhēnde hěn tèbié 。
Eh, what kind of surprise could there be? She doesn't need any ceremony, she's really quite unique.
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说说，情人节的时候，你们家那位都会给你什么惊喜呀？
shuōshuō ，qíngrénjié de shíhou ，nǐmen jiā nà wèi dōuhuì gěi nǐ shénme jīngxǐ ya ？
Tell me, what does your partner surprise you with on Valentine's Day?
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喔，对了，今年金马奖最意外的惊喜就是最佳女主角奖项，竟然是由同一部电影的两位女主同时摘得！
ō ，duìle ，jīnnián jīnmǎjiǎng zuì yìwài de jīngxǐ jiùshì zuìjiā nǚ zhǔjué jiǎngxiàng ，jìngrán shì yóu tóngyī bù diànyǐng de liǎng wèi nǚzhǔ tóngshí zhāidé ！
Oh, yes. The biggest surprise at this year's Golden Horse Awards was the best actress category. It turned out that it got jointly awarded to two female leads in the same film!
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对《七月与安生》，我个人也蛮欣赏陈可辛导演的这部电影的，金马奖总是惊喜连连！
duì 《 qīyuè yǔ ānshēng 》，wǒ gèrén yě mán xīnshǎng Chén Kěxīn dǎoyǎn de zhè bù diànyǐng de ，jīnmǎjiǎng zǒngshì jīngxǐliánlián ！
I really liked "Soul Mates", the film directed by Chen Kexin. The Golden Horse Awards are always full of surprises!
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虽然"爱乐之城"是好片，我还是希望有点惊喜，比方说"月光男孩"还有"海边的曼彻斯特"就很有可能是黑马。
suīrán "àilèzhīchéng "shì hǎo piàn ，wǒ háishì xīwàng yǒudiǎnr jīngxǐ ，bǐfangshuō "yuèguāngnánhái "háiyǒu "hǎibiān de mànchèsītè "jiù hěn yǒu kěnéng shì hēimǎ 。
Although "La La Land" is a good film, I still hope for a surprise. Something like "Moonlight" or "Manchester by the Sea" could really be dark horses.
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对啊，对啊（露出惊喜的表情）难道你也是湖南的？
duìa ，duìa （lùchū jīngxǐ de biǎoqíng ）nándào nǐ yě shì Húnán de ？
Yeah, that's right (an expression of surprise and joy appears on his face). You're not from Hunan too, are you?
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有时真羡慕这些能够写出这么多优秀作品的作家，他们的创作才华好像永远都不会枯竭，永远都能给读者带来惊喜。
yǒushí zhēn xiànmù zhèxiē nénggòu xiěchū zhème duō yōuxiùzuòpǐn de zuòjiā ，tāmen de chuàngzuò cáihuá hǎoxiàng yǒngyuǎn dōu bùhuì kūjié ，yǒngyuǎn dōu néng gěi dúzhě dàilái jīngxǐ 。
Sometimes I envy these authors who can write so many great novels. It feels like their creative talent will never dry up and that they'll always be able to surprise their readers.
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我老板今年送的生日惊喜，我很喜欢。他突然给了我一星期的有薪假，让我可以出去走走。
wǒ lǎobǎn jīnnián sòng de shēngrì jīngxǐ ，wǒ hěn xǐhuan 。tā tūrán gěi le wǒ yī xīngqī de yǒuxīnjià ，ràng wǒ kěyǐ chūqù zǒu zǒu 。
I really like the birthday surprise my boss gave me this year. He unexpectedly gave me a week of paid leave so that I could go out.
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惊喜
jīngxǐ
surprise
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