How to say “glad” in Chinese
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“Glad” in Chinese is 高兴, gāo xìng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
高兴 is read gāo xìng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of a tall tower.
高兴 is “high joy”, that is, “glad”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “高兴”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 高兴. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 认识你很高兴。rènshinǐhěngāoxìngNice to meet you.
- 虽然很累但是我很高兴suīránhěnlèi,dànshìwǒhěngāoxìngAlthough I'm very tired, I'm happy.
- 他没说话，但是心里很高兴。tāméishuōhuà,dànshìxīnlihěngāoxìngHe didn't say anything, but inside he was glad.
- 只要你来我就高兴zhǐyàonǐlái,wǒjiùgāoxìngAs long as you come, I'm happy.
- 我为你高兴。wǒwèinǐgāoxìngI'm happy for you.
- 他为什么忽然不高兴了？tāwèishénmehūránbùgāoxìngleWhy did he suddenly get upset?
More words from the lesson “Nice to meet you”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “glad” in Chinese?
“Glad” in Chinese is 高兴, pinyin gāoxìng.
What does 高兴 mean?
高兴 (gāoxìng) means “glad”.
How do you write 高兴?
高兴 is 2 characters: 高 (gāo) — tall, high; 兴 (xìng) — joy, interest. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 高兴?
高兴 is read gāoxìng. Tones: gāo — first tone, xìng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“glad” in the lesson “Nice to meet you”
This word is from the topic “Meeting people” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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