欢欣 (huān xīn) — elated, joyful (formal/literary)

Definition

Formal/literary adjective meaning 'elated, overjoyed' — closer to 高兴 than to 快乐, and most often used in writing about collective or shared joy (e.g. 欢欣鼓舞).

adjective

elatedjoyful (formal/literary)

Examples

，欢欣。
Tīng dào zhè ge hǎo xiāo xi, tā xīn zhōng chōng mǎn le huān xīn.
Hearing this good news, her heart was filled with joy.
欢欣。
Dà jiā huān xīn dì qìng zhù bǐ sài de shèng lì.
Everyone joyfully celebrated the victory of the match.
欢欣。
Zhè fèn huān xīn wú fǎ yòng yǔ yán biǎo dá.
This joy cannot be expressed in words.

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