高兴 gāoxìng▶ feliz

Stroke order

高兴 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

• 高 — 10 strokes
• 兴 — 6 strokes

Senses

1. happy
2. glad
3. willing (to do sth)
4. in a cheerful mood

Example sentences

• 我很高兴。Wǒ hěn gāoxìng.I am very happy.
• 看见你我很高兴。Kànjiàn nǐ wǒ hěn gāoxìng.I am very happy to see you.

Related words

• 高alto
• 提高aumentar
• 感兴趣estar interesado en
• 兴奋Emoción
• 高速公路Autopista
• 高档De alta calidad

高兴 is pronounced gāoxìng and means “feliz”. You will meet it in HSK 1, a band of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi — the standard test of Chinese proficiency. Most learners can pick 高兴 out of a list long before they can reach for it unprompted, and the gap between those two closes only with repeated recall. LexiTrail schedules the next sighting from how well you did on the last.