quèyuè

雀跃

Word · VerbTraditional雀躍

jump for joy; rejoice; exult

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to jump for joy; to leap with excitement like a sparrow; to exult

literary

Literary expression describing exuberant joy. Commonly used in the set phrase 欢呼雀跃.

Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
gè个
hǎo好
xiāo消
xī息
 ,
dà大
jiā家
huān欢
hū呼
què雀
yuè跃
 。

Hearing the good news, everyone cheered and jumped for joy.

Hái孩
zi子
men们
què雀
yuè跃
zhe着
yíng迎
jiē接
xīn新
nián年
de的
dào到
lái来
 。

The children leaped with joy to welcome the arrival of the New Year.

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Tā她
xīn欣
xǐ喜
què雀
yuè跃
de地
dǎ打
kāi开
le了
lǐ礼
hé盒
 。

She opened the gift box with delight and excitement.

Huò获
shèng胜
de的
xiāo消
xī息
lìng令
qiú球
mí迷
men们
què雀
yuè跃
bù不
yǐ已
 。

The news of the victory made the fans exult endlessly.