兴高采烈
xìnggāocǎiliè
in high spirits; elated
Characters in this word
高 gāo
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 高 — tall, lofty
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
采 cǎi
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 釆 — to distinguish
- Made of
- 爫 claws, nails, talons 木 tree
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
烈 liè
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 灬 — fire
- Made of
- 列 a line 灬 fire
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 孩子们兴高采烈地跑向游乐场。 Háizimen xìnggāocǎiliè de pǎo xiàng yóulèchǎng. The children ran excitedly toward the playground.
- 收到录取通知书，他兴高采烈地告诉了全家。 Shōudào lùqǔ tōngzhīshū, tā xìnggāocǎiliè de gàosu le quánjiā. After receiving the admission letter, he excitedly told the whole family.
- 赢得比赛后，队员们兴高采烈地庆祝了一整晚。 Yíngdé bǐsài hòu, duìyuánmen xìnggāocǎiliè de qìngzhù le yī zhěng wǎn. After winning the match, the team members celebrated excitedly all night.
Related words
- 高兴 gāoxìng happy, glad
- 感兴趣 gǎnxìngqù to be interested
- 兴奋 xīngfèn excited
- 兴趣 xìngqù interest
- 新兴 xīnxīng emerging
- 兴起 xīngqǐ to rise, to spring up
- 复兴 fùxīng to revive; to restore; renaissance
- 扫兴 sǎoxìng disappointing; to spoil the fun
- 兴奋剂 xīngfènjì stimulant; performance-enhancing drug
- 兴建 xīngjiàn to build; to construct
- 兴隆 xīnglóng prosperous; thriving
- 兴盛 xīngshèng flourishing; prosperous