喜气洋洋

喜氣洋洋

xǐqì-yángyáng

idiom #50,391

Meanings

1 full of joy; beaming with happiness
2 brimming with festive spirit
3 jubilant

Characters

vast; overflowing

Examples

HSK 4

她收到录取通知书，喜气洋洋地跑回家。

Tā shōudào lùqǔ tōngzhīshū, xǐqìyángyáng de pǎo huí jiā.

Having received her acceptance letter, she ran home beaming with joy.

HSK 7-9

春节期间，家家户户喜气洋洋。

Chūnjié qījiān, jiājiāhùhù xǐqìyángyáng.

During Spring Festival every household is brimming with joy.

Tips

history

Fan Zhongyan's 《岳阳楼记》 (Song dynasty) uses the earlier form 其喜洋洋者矣 - 'and so their joy flows abundantly'. 洋洋 evokes water spreading wide; the idiom paints happiness as something overflowing.

Stroke Order

喜 xǐ

气 qì

洋 yáng