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荣幸 (róng xìng) — honored (to have the privilege of...)

Definition

A formal adjective used to politely say you feel privileged to do something, almost always in response to a request or invitation. Stronger and more formal than 有幸; not about personal achievement like 自豪.

adjective
honored (to have the privilege of...)

Examples

  • 荣幸。
    Wǒ hěn róng xìng néng cān jiā zhè ge huì yì.
    I'm honored to be able to attend this meeting.
  • 荣幸。
    Tā róng xìng dì jiē shòu le wǒ men de yāo qǐng.
    She honored us by accepting our invitation.
  • ，荣幸。
    Néng yǔ nǐ hé zuò, wǒ gǎn dào hěn róng xìng.
    I feel very honored to cooperate with you.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

荣rónghonor
幸xìnggood fortune

荣 (honor) and 幸 (good fortune) combine to express feeling honored.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 榮; 荣 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
熒
熒yíng榮róng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 榮 pairs 木, a tree/wood part, with 熒 (yíng) as the part that gives the sound; the simplified 荣 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.

Open 荣 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 幸 →
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