喜孜孜

xǐzīzī

adjective

Meanings

1 beaming with delight; visibly pleased

Characters

(reduplicative, suggesting sustained feeling)

(reduplicative, suggesting sustained feeling)

Examples

孩子拿到奖状，喜孜孜地跑回家。

Háizi ná dào jiǎngzhuàng, xǐzīzī de pǎo huí jiā.

The child got her certificate and ran home beaming.

他一看到女朋友就喜孜孜的。

Tā yí kàn dào nǚpéngyou jiù xǐzīzī de.

The moment he sees his girlfriend, he's all smiles.

Tips

usage

Interchangeable with 喜滋滋 in most contexts. 喜孜孜 leans slightly more literary; 喜滋滋 is the everyday form. Both describe happiness that's visible on the face.

Stroke Order

喜 xǐ

孜 zī