méi
kāi
yǎn
xiào

HSK 7-9
idiom
common

Meaning of 眉开眼笑

眉开眼笑 means to beam with joy; to be all smiles. Pronounced méi kāi yǎn xiào. HSK 7-9.

  • to beam with joy; to be all smiles

Definitions & Examples

Tīng
shuō
ér
zi
kǎo
shàng
le
hǎo
xué
 
ma
dùn
shí
méi
kāi
yǎn
xiào
 

Upon hearing her son got into a good university, his mother immediately beamed with joy.

Lǎo
bǎn
jiǎng
jīn
de
shí
hou
 
jiā
dōu
méi
kāi
yǎn
xiào
 

When the boss handed out bonuses, everyone was all smiles.

Kàn
dào
 
xiǎo
mèi
mei
méi
kāi
yǎn
xiào
de
pǎo
le
guò
lái
 

Seeing the gift, the little sister ran over, grinning from ear to ear.