喜 (xǐ) — (bound form) happiness, joy; (bound form) happy event, especially wedding; (colloquial) pregnancy (used in 有喜)
Definition
喜 is rarely used alone: it appears as the left half of compounds meaning joy (喜欢, 喜悦) and happy events (喜事, esp. weddings). Colloquially, 有喜 is a set phrase meaning 'to be pregnant.'
bound form
(bound form) happinessjoy(bound form) happy eventespecially wedding(colloquial) pregnancy (used in 有喜)
Examples
- 。Tā tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi fēi cháng xǐ yuè.He was overjoyed when he heard this news.
- 。Tā men zhèng zài wèi ér zi de hūn lǐ zhǔn bèi xǐ shì.They are preparing for the happy event of their son's wedding.
- ，。Tā zuì jìn yǒu xǐ le, quán jiā dōu hěn kāi xīn.She is recently pregnant, and the whole family is very happy.
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