(gāo xìng) - happy, glad, pleased in Mandarin
gāoxìngTraditional: 高興
Translation
happy, glad, pleased
Test yourself on 高兴
Three quick questions. No account needed.
Know this word? Create a free account to track it.
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
高
兴
Examples
。
I am very happy to see you.
。
Happy to hear this news.
?
Are you happy?
。
The child was delighted to receive the gift.
。
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.
Where this fits
Used in
Stories
(21)去长城
3 min read · Core 5000
上班第一天
3 min read · Core 1000
春节的饺子
3 min read · Core 5000
今天我是校长
3 min read · Core 5000
下雨的下午
3 min read · Core 1000
新工作的第一天
3 min read · Core 1000
新学生
3 min read · Core 5000
端午节在新加坡
4 min read · Core 5000
兼职面试
4 min read · Core 5000
老样子
4 min read · Core 1000
火车晚了两个小时
5 min read · Core 5000
等了三年
5 min read · Core 5000
今天不开门
5 min read · Core 5000
最老的门
5 min read · Core 5000
小芳的钥匙
5 min read · Core 5000
三天
5 min read · Core 5000
我老公找路
5 min read · Core 5000
三条腿
5 min read · Core 5000
一直开
5 min read · Core 5000
有钱没时间
5 min read · Core 5000
中间的树
5 min read · Core 5000
Grammar articles
(10)Mandarin Adjectives: Why 'I Am Cold' Is 我冷, Not 我是冷
Mandarin Causatives: 使 (shǐ), 令 (lìng) and 让 (ràng)
大家 (Everyone) and Reflexive 自己 (Oneself) in Mandarin
Figurative 起来, 下去 and 出来 in Mandarin
Mandarin Four-Character Idioms: The Patterns Behind Them
得多, 极了, 不得了: Intensifying Adjectives in Mandarin
The Three de in Mandarin: 的 vs 得 vs 地
Mandarin Verb Reduplication: 看看, 看一看 and 一下
为了 (In Order To) in Mandarin: Purpose Clauses
只要…就 vs 只有…才 in Mandarin: As Long As, Only If
Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Meet this word in a story
Every course has graded stories written only with words you have been taught, plus grammar drills, a games arcade and printable worksheets. Chapters 1 and 2 are free.
Chapters 1 and 2 free, forever. Plus: 7 days free, then $5 a month for all eleven languages.
Mandarin · Free printables
高兴: worksheet, infographic and listicle
Free printable study downloads for the Mandarin word "高兴" (happy, glad, pleased): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.
This word is taught in chapter 5, lesson 8: 高兴, 有点, 最后 and 7 more words.