Meaning of 喜形于色
喜形于色 means to show one's happiness on one's face; unable to conceal one's joy; to beam with pleasure. Pronounced xǐ xíng yú sè.
- to show one's happiness on one's face; unable to conceal one's joy; to beam with pleasure
Definitions & Examples
Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
gè个
hǎo好
xiāo消
xi息
，
tā他
bù不
jīn禁
xǐ喜
xíng形
yú于
sè色
。
Hearing this good news, he couldn't help but beam with pleasure.
Jǐn尽
guǎn管
tā她
shì试
tú图
bǎo保
chí持
lěng冷
jìng静
，
dàn但
hái还
shi是
xǐ喜
xíng形
yú于
sè色
。
Although she tried to remain calm, she still couldn't hide her joy.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
xǐ喜
xíng形
yú于
sè色
de地
jiē接
guò过
lǐ礼
wù物
。
The children received the gifts with obvious delight.