Writing
高兴 (gāoxìng) — how to say "happy" in Chinese
高兴
Happy, glad
adjective
Character composition
高
high, tall
兴
joy; interest
Radicals / Keys
八
Eight
#12 · bā · 2 strokes
高
Tall
#189 · gāo · 10 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
高兴的事
gāoxìng de shì
happy event
Examples
今天我在学校学习汉语，我很高兴。
Today I study Chinese at school, I am very happy.
我很高兴
I am very happy.
Mnemonic
[gāoxìng-] Gary the Goose 🎈 is soaring high 高 above the clouds, flapping his wings with such joy 兴. As he reaches the tallest peak, he spots a rainbow and lets out a joyful honk, feeling so happy 高兴 that he starts a cheerful "Sky Jig" that echoes across the skies.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "happy" in Chinese?
"happy" in Chinese is 高兴 (gāoxìng).
高兴 meaning English
高兴 (gāoxìng) means "Happy, glad".
Happy in Chinese pinyin
It is pronounced gāoxìng (written as gaoxing). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Happy in Chinese characters
It is written 高兴: 高 has 10 strokes, 兴 has 6 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 高兴?
高兴 belongs to the HSK 1 vocabulary list.
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Grammar with 高兴
看起来 — looks, seems
Subj. + 看起来 (kànqǐlái) + Adj.
好像 — it seems
好像 (hǎoxiàng) + Clause
显得 vs 看起来 — looks vs seems
Subj. + 显得 (xiǎnde) + Adj. (shows quality) / Subj. + 看起来 (kànqǐlái) + Adj. (looks)
似乎 — as if, seemingly
似乎 (sìhū) + Clause (speculative)
跟 — similar to, as if
跟 (gēn) + Noun + 似的 (shìde) — as if, like
看你 — look how…
看 (kàn) / 瞧 (qiáo) + Person + Adj./Verb + 的 (de)