高兴 (gāoxìng) means Happy (glad). Below are 18 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
听到这个消息我很 高兴 。
Tīngdào zhège xiāoxi wǒ hěn gāoxìng.
I'm happy to hear this news.
Dictionary example · HSK 1 · 高兴
孩子们 高兴 地笑了。
Háizimen gāoxìng de xiào le.
The children laughed happily.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 地
你好，很 高兴 认识你。
Nǐ hǎo, hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ.
Hello, nice to meet you.
Dictionary example · 你好
我发现他今天很不 高兴 。
Wǒ fāxiàn tā jīntiān hěn bù gāoxìng.
I noticed he is quite unhappy today.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 发现
虽然很累，但是我很 高兴 。
Suīrán hěn lèi, dànshì wǒ hěn gāoxìng.
Although I'm tired, I'm very happy.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 虽然
From the graded readers
那天下午我很不 高兴 。
nà / nèi tiānxià wǔ wǒ hěn bù gāoxìng.
I felt low all that afternoon.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · An Anniversary Surprise
茶是不要钱的。我很 高兴 。
chá shì bùyào qián de / dì. wǒ hěn gāoxìng.
The tea was free. I was very happy.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · At the Restaurant
我很 高兴 ，我想学得更好。
wǒ hěn gāoxìng, wǒ xiǎng xué dé / děi / de gènghǎo.
I'm very happy, and I want to get better.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · Learning Chinese
有这样的朋友，我很 高兴 。
yǒu zhèyàng de / dì péngyou, wǒ hěn gāoxìng.
I'm very glad to have a friend like her.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · My Friend Lili
我特别 高兴 ，可是也特别害怕。
wǒ tèbié gāoxìng, kěshì yě tèbié hàipà.
I was thrilled, and also terrified.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Learning to Ride a Bike
我的座位在窗户旁边，我很 高兴 。
wǒ de(possessive) zuòwèi zài chuāng hù pángbiān, wǒ hěn gāoxìng.
My seat was by the window, which pleased me.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · The Train to Shanghai
弟弟很不 高兴 ，因为他很想去公园。
dìdi hěn bù gāoxìng, yīnwèi tā hěnxiǎng qù gōngyuán.
My little brother was upset, because he'd really wanted to go.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · A Rainy Day
From the travel phrasebook
很 高兴 认识您。
Hěn gāoxìng rènshi nín.
Pleased to meet you.
Travel phrasebook · Meetings and introductions
今天很 高兴 认识您。
Jīntiān hěn gāoxìng rènshi nín.
It was a pleasure meeting you today.
Travel phrasebook · WeChat and staying in touch
From the grammar library
Questions about 高兴
How is 高兴 used in a sentence?
This page shows 18 sentences using 高兴 (gāoxìng, "Happy (glad)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 高兴 an HSK word?
Yes — 高兴 is on the official HSK 1 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 1 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 高兴?
The dictionary page for 高兴 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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