兴高采烈 xìnggāocǎiliè

1. Happy and excited (idiom)^†
2. in high spirits^†
3. in great delight^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 兴高采烈, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

兴高采烈 is written with 4 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

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What does 兴高采烈 mean in English?

兴高采烈 is pronounced xìnggāocǎiliè and means Happy and excited (idiom), in high spirits, in great delight †.

How do you pronounce 兴高采烈?

兴高采烈 is xìnggāocǎiliè 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 xìnggāocǎiliè.

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.