What 兴高采烈 means
- in high spirits
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What does 兴高采烈 mean in English?
兴高采烈 is pronounced xìng gāo cǎi liè and means in high spirits.
How do you pronounce 兴高采烈?
兴高采烈 is xìng gāo cǎi liè in pinyin — written xinggaocailie without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 兴高采烈?
兴高采烈 is written with 4 characters: 兴 (xīng / xìng) Prosper (be popular - fashionable - promote); Interest (excitement), 高 (gāo) Tall (high), 采 (cǎi) Pick (choose - gathers), 烈 (liè) Strong (martyr - exploits - intense). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
How is 兴高采烈 written in traditional Chinese?
興高采烈. The simplified form 兴高采烈 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 興高采烈 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced xìng gāo cǎi liè.
Is 兴高采烈 an HSK word?
Yes — 兴高采烈 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
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