喜事

xǐshì
noun HSK 7-9 #26,074

Meanings

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

Examples

Gōngxǐ nǐ, tīngshuō nǐjiā yǒuxǐ shì le!
Congratulations, I heard your family has happy news!
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 (double happiness) you see at weddings is specifically for marriage. When someone says 有喜 about a woman, it often means she's pregnant.

Stroke Order

shì