大喜 (dà xǐ) — (colloquial) great joy; great rejoicing

Definition

大喜 (dàxǐ) is a literary/formal noun for 'great joy' or 'great rejoicing' — typically used in set phrases like 大喜之日 (wedding day) rather than everyday speech.

noun
(colloquial) great joygreat rejoicing

Examples

  • ,大喜。
    Tīng dào zhè ge hǎo xiāo xi, quán jiā rén dōu chén jìn zài dà xǐ zhī zhōng.
    Hearing this good news, the whole family was immersed in great joy.
  • 大喜。
    Jīn tiān shì tā men jié hūn de dà xǐ rì zi.
    Today is their wedding day of great joy.
  • 大喜。
    Tā de liǎn shàng lù chū le dà xǐ de xiào róng.
    A smile of great joy appeared on his face.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

大dàgreat

“大” intensifies “喜”, giving great joy.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

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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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