满面春风 (mǎn miàn chūn fēng) — beaming with happiness; radiant with joy; having a cheerful expression
Definition
A vivid chengyu literally meaning 'spring breeze across the whole face' — used for someone whose face radiates joy or satisfaction. More literary and emphatic than the plain phrase 很高兴.
idiom
beaming with happinessradiant with joyhaving a cheerful expression
Examples
- 满面春风，。Tā jīn tiān mǎn miàn chūn fēng, yí dìng shì shēng zhí le.He's beaming with happiness today — he must have gotten a promotion.
- 满面春风，。Kàn dào tā mǎn miàn chūn fēng dì zǒu jìn jiào shì, dà jiā jiù zhī dào yǒu hǎo xiāo xi.Seeing her walk into the classroom all radiant, everyone knew there was good news.
- 满面春风，。Zhè wèi lǎo jiào shòu mǎn miàn chūn fēng, hé xué shēng men yú kuài dì jiāo tán.The elderly professor, beaming with joy, chatted happily with the students.
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