美滋滋

měizīzī

adjective HSK 7-9 #60,200

Meanings

HSK 4

他拿到奖金，美滋滋地回家了。

Tā nádào jiǎngjīn, měizīzī de huíjiā le.

He got his bonus and went home feeling pleased as punch.

HSK 4

孩子吃着冰淇淋，美滋滋的。

Háizi chī zhe bīngqílín, měizīzī de.

The child was eating ice cream, looking perfectly content.

美滋滋 is informal and warm. The ABB pattern (美 + 滋滋) is common for descriptive adjectives: 乐呵呵, 笑嘻嘻, 甜蜜蜜. These add a vivid, folksy quality.

美 měi

滋 zī