开心kāi xīnto feel happy
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.
to feel happyadjective
- 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?
How is 开心 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
昨天你们去哪儿了?
Zuótiān nǐmen qù nǎr le?
Where did you go yesterday?
- 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.
- Speaker A:
真好!
Zhēn hǎo!
How nice!
- Speaker B:
下次你也来吧。
Xià cì nǐ yě lái ba.
Come along next time.
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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.