(gāo xìng) - happy, glad, pleased in Mandarin

gāoxìng

Traditional: 高興

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Translation

happy, glad, pleased

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Word origin

A compound of 高 (gao) 'high', a pictograph of a tower, and 兴 (xing) 'mood, interest; to flourish'. Literally 'high spirits', hence 'happy, glad'.

Origin
compound
Root
高 (gao, 'high', pictograph) + 兴 (xing, 'mood, interest')

Stroke order

Stroke order for 高

高

Stroke order for 兴

兴

Examples

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I am very happy to see you.

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Happy to hear this news.

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Are you happy?

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The child was delighted to receive the gift.

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She was so happy she jumped up.

高兴 (gāo xìng) means happy, glad, pleased. It is used as a adjective in everyday Mandarin speech.

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高兴: worksheet, infographic and listicle

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This word is taught in chapter 5, lesson 8: 高兴, 有点, 最后 and 7 more words.