美孜孜

měizīzī

adjective

Meanings

1 beaming with delight; blissfully pleased
2 grinning with quiet satisfaction

Characters

(descriptive suffix)

Examples

HSK 4

她拿到奖金，美孜孜地回家了。

Tā nádào jiǎngjīn, měizīzī de huí jiā le.

After getting her bonus, she went home beaming with delight.

HSK 4

小孩儿抱着新玩具，美孜孜的。

Xiǎoháir bào zhe xīn wánjù, měizīzī de.

The kid hugged his new toy, all blissfully pleased.

Tips

usage

美孜孜 captures private, self-satisfied joy - someone quietly pleased rather than loudly celebrating. Compare 喜滋滋 (similar, slightly more common in spoken speech).

Stroke Order

美 měi

孜 zī