kāi
yán

common

Meaning of 开颜

开颜 means to smile; to beam with joy; to look happy. Pronounced kāi yán.

  • to smile; to beam with joy; to look happy

Definitions & Examples

Tīng
dào
zhè
ge
hǎo
xiāo
xi
 
zhōng
kāi
yán
le
 

Upon hearing the good news, he finally broke into a smile.

Gèng
Mín
Shān
qiān
xuě
 
sān
jūn
guò
hòu
jìn
kāi
yán
 

Even more we rejoice at the thousand li of snow on Minshan; After crossing it, all our three armies broke into beaming smiles.

Kàn
dào
hái
zi
men
píng
ān
guī
lái
 
qīn
liǎn
shàng
kāi
yán
 

Seeing the children return safely, the mother's face immediately lit up with joy.

Jiě
jué
nán
hòu
 
jiā
xiāng
shì
kāi
yán
 

After solving the difficult problem, everyone looked at each other and smiled.