喜悦 (xǐ yuè) — joyful, happy | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

喜悦 (xǐyuè) is a formal/literary word for deep, heartfelt joy — stronger and more written than 快乐 or 开心, and similar in tone to 欣喜.

adjective

joyfulhappy

Examples

，喜悦。
Tīng dào zhè ge hǎo xiāo xi, tā gǎn dào wú bǐ xǐ yuè.
Hearing this good news, he felt extremely joyful.
喜悦。
Hái zi men de liǎn shàng chōng mǎn le xǐ yuè de xiào róng.
The children's faces were full of joyful smiles.
，喜悦。
Tā shōu dào lǐ wù shí, liǎn shàng lù chū le xǐ yuè de shén qíng.
When she received the gift, a joyful expression appeared on her face.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

悦yuèdelight

Both 喜 and 悦 express delight, so together they mean joyous.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

壴口喜

壴壴zhùdrum
口口kǒumouth

喜 combines 壴, a drum, with 口, a mouth.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

忄Written in full as心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

兌

兌duì悦yuè

Same sound today

The heart part 忄 shows the feeling of delight; 兌 gives the sound.

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 HSK 2.0 Level 6 Emotions & Feelings

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