高兴 gāoxìng happy
How to remember 高兴: 高 high + 兴 excited = happy.
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How it is used
- Happy / glad, especially about a specific occasion - 很高兴认识你 (hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ) nice to meet you.
- More momentary and situational than 快乐 (kuàilè, general happiness used in wishes like 生日快乐).
- Can also mean 'willing/in the mood': 我不高兴去 I don't feel like going.
Example sentences
- 我不高兴。 Wǒ bù gāoxìng.I am not happy.
- 我太高兴了。 Wǒ tàigāoxìng le.I'm so happy.
- 孩子们玩得非常高兴。 Háizimen wán de fēicháng gāoxìng.The children were extremely happy playing.