美孜孜

měizīzī

adjective

Meanings

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

Characters

(descriptive suffix)

Examples

她拿到奖金，美孜孜地回家了。

Tā ná dào jiǎngjīn, měizīzī de huí jiā le.

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

小孩儿抱着新玩具，美孜孜的。

Xiǎoháir bàozhe 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