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The Chinese word gaoxing - 高兴 - gāoxìng
((to be) happy in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
gāoxìng
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English translations
(to be) happy, cheerful, to be willing to, delight, joy, rejoicing,
pleased, glad, merry, pleasure
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高兴 ( gaoxing / gāoxìng ) in traditional characters
高興
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 高兴 ( gaoxing / gāoxìng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ŏ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ŏ, ù).
Renshi ni, wo hen gaoxing.
Rènshi nĭ, wŏ hĕn gāoxìng.– English translation: I am happy to get to know you.
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high | happy
高兴 ( gaoxing / gāoxìng ) belongs to the 100 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 75)
高兴 ( gaoxing / gāoxìng ) belongs to the 100 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 75)
More words that mean cheerful in Chinese
yúkuài ( 愉快 )
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