Meaning of 喜笑颜开
喜笑颜开 means to beam with joy; to be all smiles; radiant with happiness. Pronounced xǐ xiào yán kāi.
- to beam with joy; to be all smiles; radiant with happiness
Definitions & Examples
Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
gè个
hǎo好
xiāo消
xi息
，
tā他
dùn顿
shí时
xǐ喜
xiào笑
yán颜
kāi开
。
Hearing this good news, he immediately beamed with joy.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
ná拿
dào到
lǐ礼
wù物
hòu后
gè个
gè个
xǐ喜
xiào笑
yán颜
kāi开
。
The children were all smiles after receiving their gifts.
Lǎo老
rén人
kàn看
dào到
sūn孙
zi子
huí回
lái来
le了
，
bù不
jīn禁
xǐ喜
xiào笑
yán颜
kāi开
。
The old man couldn't help but beam with joy when he saw his grandson return.
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Synonyms
Antonyms
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