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高兴 (gāo xìng): Pleased (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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高 • gāo • high; tall • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
gāo高

high; tall

兴 • xìng • to rise; to prosper; to begin
xìng兴

to rise; to prosper; to begin

Word Info

Pinyingāo xìng
Meaningpleased; happy
Characters2
SyntaxAdjective
4.

How to Use 高兴 in Sentences

Adjective + Verbwith说
gāo高
xìng兴
de地
shuō说
neutral
say happily
Adverb + Adjective
hěn很
gāo高
xìng兴
neutral
very happy
Verb + Objectwith感到
gǎn感
dào到
gāo高
xìng兴
5.

Example Sentences with 高兴

wǒ我
hěn很
gāo高
xìng兴
。
I am very happy.

HSK 1 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 高兴.

  • 漂亮piào liangbeautiful
  • 学生xué shengstudent
  • 不客气bú kè qiyou're welcome; impolite
  • 我们wǒ menwe; us
  • 小姐xiǎo jiěMiss; young lady
  • 多少duō shaohow much/many?
  • 饭店fàn diànrestaurant
  • 喜欢xǐ huanto like
  • 再见zài jiàngoodbye
  • 天气tiān qìweather
  • 电影diàn yǐngfilm; movie
  • 什么shénmewhat; something
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 高兴.

Words with 高
  • 高中gāo zhōngsenior high school
  • 提高tí gāoraise
  • 身高shēn gāo(a person's) height
  • 高铁
zhēn真
gāo高
xìng兴
informalSpoken
really happy
neutral
feel happy
rèn认
shi识
nǐ你
,
wǒ我
hěn很
gāo高
xìng兴
。
I'm very pleased to meet you.
nǐ你
shōu收
dào到
lǐ礼
wù物
gāo高
xìng兴
ma吗
?
Are you happy to receive the gift?
jīn今
tiān天
tiān天
qì气
hěn很
hǎo好
,
wǒ我
hěn很
gāo高
xìng兴
。
The weather is nice today, and I am very happy.
tā他
jīn今
tiān天
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
bú不
tài太
gāo高
xìng兴
。
He doesn't look very happy today.
gāo tiě
high speed rail
  • 高于gāo yúgreater than
  • 高价gāo jiàhigh price
  • 高温gāo wēnhigh temperature
  • 高考gāo kǎocollege entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等学校招生全国统一考试)
  • Words with 兴
    • 兴趣xìng qùinterest (desire to know about sth)
    • 感兴趣gǎn xìng qùto be interested (in)
    • 兴奋xīng fènexcited
    • 兴旺xīng wàngprosperous; flourishing; thriving
    • 兴起xīng qǐto rise
    • 兴隆xīng lóngbooming
    • 复兴fù xīngrevive; rejuvenate; resuscitate
    • 振兴zhèn xīngcause to prosper; promote; re-energize