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眉开眼笑
眉开眼笑 (méi kāi yǎn xiào): Beaming with joy / With a smiling face (adjective/idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
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Character Breakdown
眉 • méi • eyebrow
méi
眉
eyebrow
开 • kāi • to switch on; open • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
kāi
开
to switch on; open
眼 • yǎn • eye • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
yǎn
眼
eye
笑 • xiào • to laugh; smile • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
xiào
笑
to laugh; smile
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 眉开眼笑.
Words with
眉
眉毛
méi mao
eyebrow
愁眉苦脸
chóu méi kǔ liǎn
with a worried or distressed look / frown in worry
峨眉
é méi
Emei (name of a famous mountain)
皱眉
zhòu méi
to frown; to knit one's brows
眉头
méi tóu
brow; space between the eyebrows
眉目
méi mù
progress; clue; features
黛眉
dàiméi
black eyebrows; beautiful eyebrows
皱眉头
zhòu méi tóu
to frown; to knit one's brows
Words with
开
开车
kāi chē
to drive a car
开始
kāi shǐ
to begin
开学
kāi xué
foundation of a University or College
打开
dǎ kāi
to open
Words with
眼
眼睛
yǎn jing
eye
眼前
yǎn qián
before one's eyes
眼镜
yǎn jìng
(eye) glasses
眼泪
yǎn lèi
tears
Words with
笑
好笑
hǎo xiào
laughable; funny; ridiculous
笑话
xiào huà
joke
开玩笑
kāi wán xiào
joke
微笑
wēi xiào
smile
分开
fēn kāi
to separate
开会
kāi huì
to hold a meeting
开机
kāi jī
to start an engine
开花
kāi huā
to bloom; to blossom; to flower
眼光
yǎn guāng
sight; foresight; insight
眼看
yǎn kàn
soon
眼神
yǎn shén
expression in one's eyes
眼色
yǎn sè
hint given with the eyes; meaningful glance
嘲笑
cháo xiào
ridicule; deride; make fun of
笑容
xiào róng
smile
讥笑
jī xiào
ridicule; sneer at; deride
取笑
qǔ xiào
Tease / make fun of
4.
How to Use 眉开眼笑 in Sentences
Adjective + Noun
with
样子
méi
眉
kāi
开
yǎn
眼
xiào
笑
de
的
yàng
样
zi
子
neutral
a beaming appearance
Verb + Complement
lè
乐
de
得
méi
眉
kāi
开
yǎn
眼
xiào
笑
Adverb + Verb
with
说
méi
眉
kāi
开
yǎn
眼
xiào
笑
de
地
shuō
说
5.
Example Sentences with 眉开眼笑
tā
他
shōu
收
dào
到
lǐ
礼
wù
物
,
méi
眉
neutral
so happy that one beams
gāo
高
xìng
兴
de
得
méi
眉
kāi
开
yǎn
眼
xiào
笑
neutral
beaming with joy
neutral
say with a beaming smile
kāi
开
yǎn
眼
xiào
笑
。
He received a gift and beamed with joy.
tīng
听
dào
到
gōng
公
sī
司
jí
即
jiāng
将
shàng
上
shì
市
de
的
xiāo
消
xī
息
,
dǒng
董
shì
事
men
们
gè
个
gè
个
méi
眉
kāi
开
yǎn
眼
xiào
笑
,
jǔ
举
bēi
杯
qìng
庆
zhù
祝
。
Upon hearing the news that the company was about to go public, the directors were all beaming with joy and raised their glasses in celebration.
nán
难
dào
道
nǐ
你
kàn
看
dào
到
zhè
这
me
么
měi
美
de
的
fēng
风
jǐng
景
,
hái
还
néng
能
bù
不
méi
眉
kāi
开
yǎn
眼
xiào
笑
ma
吗
?
How could you not be beaming with joy when you see such beautiful scenery?
tīng
听
dào
到
hǎo
好
xiāo
消
xī
息
,
mā
妈
mā
妈
méi
眉
kāi
开
yǎn
眼
xiào
笑
dì
地
bào
抱
zhù
住
le
了
wǒ
我
。
Upon hearing the good news, my mother smiled happily and hugged me.
tā
她
méi
眉
kāi
开
yǎn
眼
xiào
笑
dì
地
jiē
接
guò
过
jiǎng
奖
bēi
杯
,
jī
激
dòng
动
dé
得
lián
连
gǎn
感
xiè
谢
cí
词
dōu
都
shuō
说
dé
得
yǒu
有
xiē
些
yǔ
语
wú
无
lún
伦
cì
次
。
She beamed with joy as she accepted the trophy, so excited that her thank-you speech became somewhat incoherent.