道喜
dào xǐ
Pinyin

Definition

道喜
 - 
dào xǐ
  1. to congratulate

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

wèi dao
  1. 1 flavor
  2. 2 smell
  3. 3 hint of
  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
xǐ huan
  1. 1 to like
  2. 2 to be fond of
zhī dào
  1. 1 to know
  2. 2 to become aware of
  3. 3 also pr. [zhī dao]
jīng xǐ
  1. 1 nice surprise
  2. 2 to be pleasantly surprised
shì dào
  1. 1 the ways of the world
  2. 2 the morals of the time
chū dào
  1. 1 to make one's first public performance (of an entertainer etc)
  2. 2 to start one's career
hòu dao
  1. 1 kind and honest
  2. 2 generous
  3. 3 sincere
tóng dào
  1. 1 same principle
wèn dào
  1. 1 to ask the way
  2. 2 to ask
xǐ shì
  1. 1 happy occasion
  2. 2 wedding
xǐ jù
  1. 1 comedy
  2. 2 CL:部[bù],齣|出[chū]
xǐ hào
  1. 1 to like
  2. 2 fond of
  3. 3 to prefer
  4. 4 to love
  5. 5 one's tastes
  6. 6 preference
xǐ nù āi lè
  1. 1 four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 歡喜|欢喜[huān xǐ], anger 憤怒|愤怒[fèn nù], sorrow 悲哀[bēi āi] and joy 快樂|快乐[kuài lè]
xǐ yuè
  1. 1 happy
  2. 2 joyous
xǐ ài
  1. 1 to like
  2. 2 to love
  3. 3 to be fond of
  4. 4 favorite
xǐ qìng
  1. 1 jubilation
  2. 2 festive
xǐ lè
  1. 1 joy
xǐ qì
  1. 1 hilarity
  2. 2 cheerful atmosphere
xǐ qì yáng yáng
  1. 1 full of joy (idiom); jubilation

Idioms (20)

一人得道,鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
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)
一语道破
yī yǔ dào pò
  1. 1 one word says it all (idiom)
  2. 2 to hit the nail on the head
  3. 3 to be pithy and correct
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
  1. 1 no use to tell others
  2. 2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
仁义道德
rén yì dào dé
  1. 1 compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues
  2. 2 mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical
以其人之道,还治其人之身
yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
  1. 1 to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
  2. 2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
你走你的阳关道,我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
  1. 1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
  3. 3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
假道伐虢
jiǎ dào fá Guó
  1. 1 to obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo
  2. 2 to borrow the resources of an ally to attack a common enemy (idiom)
传道受业
chuán dào shòu yè
  1. 1 to teach (idiom); lit. to give moral and practical instruction
分道扬镳
fēn dào yáng biāo
  1. 1 lit. to take different roads and urge the horses on (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to part ways
卑卑不足道
bēi bēi bù zú dào
  1. 1 to be too petty or insignificant to mention
  2. 2 to not be worth mentioning (idiom)
口碑载道
kǒu bēi zài dào
  1. 1 lit. praise fills the roads (idiom); praise everywhere
  2. 2 universal approbation
问道于盲
wèn dào yú máng
  1. 1 lit. to ask a blind man the way (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to seek advice from an incompetent
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
喜从天降
xǐ cóng tiān jiàng
  1. 1 joy from heaven (idiom); overjoyed at unexpected good news
  2. 2 unlooked-for happy event
喜新厌旧
xǐ xīn yàn jiù
  1. 1 lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old
喜极而泣
xǐ jí ér qì
  1. 1 crying tears of joy (idiom)

Sample Sentences

哎呀,黎主任。我给您道喜来啦!听说您晋升为主任了。真是国之栋梁啊!
āiyā ,Lí zhǔrèn 。wǒ gěi nín dàoxǐ lái la !tīngshuō nín jìnshēng wéi zhǔrèn le 。zhēn shì guó zhī dòngliáng a !
Wow, Ms. Li. I'm here to congratulate you! I heard that you were promoted to director. You truly are a pillar of the state!