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喜洋洋

xǐyángyáng
adjective HSK 7-9

Meanings

  1. 1 full of joy
  2. 2 beaming with happiness
  3. 3 radiant with delight

Characters

喜
xǐ
happy; joyful
洋
yáng
overflowing; vast
Overflowing with happiness.

Examples

孩子们喜洋洋地打开了礼物。
Háizi men xǐyángyáng de dǎkāi le lǐwù.
The children opened their presents full of joy.
过年了，大家都喜洋洋的。
Guònián le, dàjiā dōu xǐyángyáng de.
It's New Year, and everyone is beaming with happiness.
他喜洋洋地宣布了好消息。
Tā xǐyángyáng de xuānbù le hǎo xiāoxi.
He joyfully announced the good news.

Tips

usage
喜洋洋 is an ABB-pattern adjective describing visible, radiating happiness. The reduplicated 洋洋 intensifies the feeling of overflowing joy.

In Pop Culture

喜羊羊与灰太狼 Xǐyángyáng yǔ Huī tài láng
Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf
Popular Chinese animated series; the main character 喜羊羊 uses the same sound but different characters (羊 goat instead of 洋)

Stroke Order

喜 xǐ
洋 yáng