How to say “happy” in Chinese
happy, cheerful
“Happy” in Chinese is 开心, kāi xīn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
开心 is read kāi xīn: 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 heart. At the side of a character it shrinks to 忄.
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 “开心”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 开心. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我今天很开心。wǒjīntiānhěnkāixīnI'm really happy today.
- 虽然很累，可是我很开心。suīránhěnlèi,kěshìwǒhěnkāixīnAlthough I'm tired, I'm happy.
- 你的支持让我很开心nǐdezhīchíràngwǒhěnkāixīnYour support makes me really happy.
- 尽管工作很累，但是她很开心。jǐnguǎngōngzuòhěnlèi,dànshìtāhěnkāixīnAlthough her work is tiring, she's happy.
- 表面上他很开心，其实心里很难过。biǎomiànshangtāhěnkāixīn,qíshíxīnlihěnnánguòOn the outside he looks happy, but actually he's very sad.
More words from the lesson “Joy and sadness”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “happy” in Chinese?
“Happy” in Chinese is 开心, pinyin kāixīn.
What does 开心 mean?
开心 (kāixīn) means “happy, cheerful”.
How do you write 开心?
开心 is 2 characters: 开 (kāi) — open; drive; 心 (xīn) — heart. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 开心?
开心 is read kāixīn. Tones: kāi — first tone, xīn — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“happy” in the lesson “Joy and sadness”
This word is from the topic “People and personality” of HSK 3. 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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