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喜庆 (xǐ qìng) — (adjective) festive; joyous; (noun) jubilation; festive joy

Definition

喜庆 describes a festive, celebratory atmosphere or mood — often used for holidays, weddings, and the New Year. More focused on outward celebration than 喜悦 (inner joy) or 欢乐 (general happiness).

adjective
festivejoyous
noun
jubilationfestive joy

Examples

  • 喜庆。
    Hūn lǐ xiàn chǎng bù zhì dé hěn xǐ qìng.
    The wedding venue is decorated very festively.
  • 喜庆。
    Dà jiā chén jìn zài xǐ qìng zhī zhōng.
    Everyone is immersed in jubilation.
  • 喜庆。
    Zhè zhǒng xǐ qìng de chǎng miàn ràng rén nán wàng.
    This kind of festive scene is unforgettable.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

喜xǐjoy
庆qìngcelebration

Both 喜 and 庆 point to joy and celebration, so together they describe a festive mood.

Characters in this word

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

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

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 慶; 庆 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 庆 comes from the traditional 慶, which pairs 廌, drawn as an antelope, with 心, a heart; the heart part showed goodness or blessing, and obtaining such a beautiful animal was worth celebrating.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Festivals & Holidays

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