神采奕奕 (shén cǎi yì yì) — radiant with health and energy; beaming and in high spirits
Definition
A formal chengyu describing someone who looks visibly energized and glowing — facial expression, posture, all of it. Pairs naturally with 精神焕发 as a near-synonym: 精神焕发 focuses on feeling refreshed inside, 神采奕奕 on looking radiant outside.
idiom
radiant with health and energybeaming and in high spirits
Examples
- ，神采奕奕。Tā jīn tiān chuān zhuó xīn xī zhuāng, kàn qǐ lái shén cǎi yì yì.He is wearing a new suit today and looks radiant with energy.
- ，，神采奕奕。Lǎo jiào shòu zǒu shàng jiǎng tái shí, jīng shen huàn fā, shén cǎi yì yì.When the old professor stepped onto the podium, he was refreshed and glowing.
- ，神采奕奕。Hái zi men tīng dào yào qù yóu lè yuán, gè gè shén cǎi yì yì.When the children heard they were going to the amusement park, each one was beaming with high spirits.
Origin
Compound word构词法gòucífǎ
主谓zhǔwèiSubject + predicate
A small sentence frozen into a word: something, and what it does or is.
奕奕bright
奕yìbright奕yìbright
重叠Reduplication神采 means spirit and expression, and 奕奕 means bright, together describing someone beaming.
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