可喜可贺

可喜可賀
kěxǐ-kěhè
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 worthy of celebration
  2. 2 most gratifying

Examples

HSK 7-9
Nǐ kǎoshàng le yánjiūshēng, zhēnshì kěxǐ-kěhè!
You got into graduate school. That's really something to celebrate!
HSK 7-9
Jīnnián de xiāoshòu'é zēngzhǎng le bǎi fēn zhī sānshí, kěxǐ-kěhè.
Sales grew by thirty percent this year, which is most gratifying.

Tips

usage
Warm and a little formal, used in speeches, letters and messages of congratulation, usually as 真是可喜可贺. Said with a grin about something small, it turns playful.

Stroke Order

可 kě
喜 xǐ
贺 hè