高兴gāo xìnghappy; glad
高兴 (gāo xìng) means "happy" or "glad," as in 今天我很高兴 (I'm very happy today), 见到你很高兴 (I'm glad to see you) and 孩子们都很高兴 (The children are all happy). In all three, 高兴 means happy or glad. This entry covers this one sense, each shown with its own examples below.
What does 高兴 mean?
- 1.
happy; gladadjective
What do the characters in 高兴 mean?
- 高not compositional here
- 兴excitement
How do you use 高兴?
See it in 今天我很高兴, 见到你很高兴 and 孩子们都很高兴.
What are some examples of 高兴 in a sentence?
How is 高兴 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你好!
Nǐ hǎo!
Hi!
- Speaker B:
你好!见到你很高兴。
Nǐ hǎo! Jiàndào nǐ hěn gāoxìng.
Hi! I'm glad to see you.
- Speaker A:
我也很高兴。
Wǒ yě hěn gāoxìng.
I'm glad too.
- Speaker B:
我们去吃饭吧。
Wǒmen qù chīfàn ba.
Let's go eat.
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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.