眉开眼笑 (méi kāi yǎn xiào): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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眉开眼笑
眉开眼笑
(méi kāi yǎn xiào): Beaming with joy / With a smiling face — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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3.
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
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
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
眉
kāi
开
yǎn
眼
xiào
笑
。
He received a gift and beamed with joy.
tīng
听
dào
到
zhè
这
ge
个
hǎo
好
xiāo
消
xī
息
,
tā
他
lì
立
kè
刻
méi
眉
kāi
开
yǎn
眼
xiào
笑
。
Upon hearing the good news, he immediately 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?
nǎi
奶
nai
奶
kàn
看
dào
到
sūn
孙
zi
子
huí
回
lái
来
le
了
,
gāo
高
xìng
兴
dé
得
méi
眉
kāi
开
yǎn
眼
xiào
笑
。
Grandma was so happy to see her grandson return that she was all smiles.
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.
hái
孩
zi
子
men
们
zài
在
yóu
游
lè
乐
yuán
园
lǐ
里
wán
玩
dé
得
méi
眉
kāi
开
yǎn
眼
xiào
笑
。
The children were beaming with joy while playing at the amusement park.
tā
她
shōu
收
dào
到
lǐ
礼
wù
物
shí
时
,
méi
眉
kāi
开
yǎn
眼
xiào
笑
dì
地
lián
连
shēng
声
dào
道
xiè
谢
。
When she received the gift, she beamed with joy and thanked him repeatedly.
lǎo
老
bǎn
板
xuān
宣
bù
布
jiā
加
xīn
薪
shí
时
,
quán
全
tǐ
体
yuán
员
gōng
工
dōu
都
méi
眉
kāi
开
yǎn
眼
xiào
笑
。
When the boss announced a salary raise, all the employees were beaming with joy.
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 眉开眼笑.
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
剑眉
jiàn méi
straight, sharply angled eyebrows (like a sword)
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