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开心kāi xīnto feel happy

HSK 3word

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开心 (kāi xīn) means "to feel happy" or "to have a great time." It appears in 我今天很开心。 (I feel very happy today.) and 我们玩得很开心。 (We had a great time.) Asked where they went yesterday, B replies 我们去公园了,玩得很开心。 (We went to the park and had a great time.)

What does 开心 mean?

  1. 1.

    to feel happyadjective

  2. 2.

    to have a great timeverb

What do the characters in 开心 mean?

  • 开not compositional here
  • 心heart

How do you use 开心?

See it in 很开心 and 玩得很开心

What are some examples of 开心 in a sentence?

  1. 我今天很开心。

    Wǒ jīntiān hěn kāixīn.

    I feel very happy today.

  2. 我们玩得很开心。

    Wǒmen wán de hěn kāixīn.

    We had a great time.

How is 开心 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    昨天你们去哪儿了?

    Zuótiān nǐmen qù nǎr le?

    Where did you go yesterday?

  2. Speaker B:

    我们去公园了,玩得很开心。

    Wǒmen qù gōngyuán le, wán de hěn kāixīn.

    We went to the park and had a great time.

  3. Speaker A:

    真好!

    Zhēn hǎo!

    How nice!

  4. Speaker B:

    下次你也来吧。

    Xià cì nǐ yě lái ba.

    Come along next time.

Can you use 开心 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我今天很___。 (I feel very happy today.)
  2. 2.What does 我们玩得很开心。 mean?
  3. 3.What does 开心 mean in 我们去公园了,玩得很开心。?

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.