喜事

xǐshì
noun HSK 6 #26,074

Meanings

  1. 1 happy event; joyous occasion
  2. 2 wedding

Examples

HSK 5
Gōngxǐ nǐ, tīngshuō nǐ jiā yǒu xǐshì le!
Congratulations, I heard your family has happy news!
HSK 6
Hǎoshì chéng shuāng, yí jiàn xǐshì jiēzhe yí jiàn.
Good things come in pairs - one happy event after another.

Tips

culture
In Chinese culture, 喜事 most commonly refers to weddings, but also covers births, promotions, and other milestones. The character 囍 (double happiness) you see at weddings is specifically for marriage. When someone says 有喜事了 about a woman, it often means she's pregnant.

Stroke Order

喜 xǐ
事 shì