高高兴兴 (gāo gāo xìng xìng) — happy and cheerful; in high spirits

Definition

Reduplication of 高兴 (gāoxìng), used as an adverbial to describe a lively, cheerful mood in ongoing actions (always followed by 地). It paints a more vivid, sustained happiness than plain 高兴.

bound form

happy and cheerfulin high spirits

Examples

高高兴兴。
Tā měi tiān dōu gāo gāo xìng xìng dì qù shàng bān.
He goes to work happily every day.
高高兴兴。
Hái zi men gāo gāo xìng xìng dì pǎo chū le jiào shì.
The children ran out of the classroom happily.
高高兴兴。
Tā gāo gāo xìng xìng dì dā ying le.
She happily agreed.

Origin

Reduplicated word

构词法gòucífǎ

重叠chóngdiéReduplication

A syllable said twice — for affection, for softness, or simply because that is how the word is said.

高高

高gāohigh高gāohigh

兴兴

兴xīngjoy兴xīngjoy

The cheerful sense is doubled into 高高兴兴 to express great happiness.

Characters in this word

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

高 was drawn as a tall building.

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

高 was drawn as a tall building.

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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 興; 兴 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 興 shows four hands lifting an object; the simplified 兴 is not the form described.

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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 興; 兴 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 興 shows four hands lifting an object; the simplified 兴 is not the form described.

Open 兴 →

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