beaming with joy; all smiles; grinning from ear to ear
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to beam with joy; to be all smiles; grinning from ear to ear
Describes a person's happy facial expression. Often used as an adverbial modifier (地) or predicate.
Tā他
xǐ喜
méi眉
xiào笑
yǎn眼
de地
zǒu走
guò过
lái来
，
yī一
kàn看
jiù就
zhī知
dào道
yǒu有
hǎo好
xiāo消
xi息
。
He walked over beaming with joy, and you could tell at a glance there was good news.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
xǐ喜
méi眉
xiào笑
yǎn眼
de地
pěng捧
zhe着
xīn新
nián年
lǐ礼
wù物
。
The children held their New Year gifts with beaming smiles.
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Lǎo老
rén人
xǐ喜
méi眉
xiào笑
yǎn眼
de地
yíng迎
jiē接
yuǎn远
fāng方
de的
kè客
rén人
。
The old man welcomed the guests from afar with a beaming face.