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眉开眼笑

眉開眼笑
méikāiyǎnxiào
idiom HSK 7

Meanings

  1. 1 to beam with joy
  2. 2 all smiles
  3. 3 grinning from ear to ear

Characters

眉
méi
eyebrow
开
kāi
to open
眼
yǎn
eye
笑
xiào
to smile; to laugh
Literally 'eyebrows open, eyes laughing' — a vivid picture of a beaming face

Examples

听到好消息，他眉开眼笑。
Tīngdào hǎo xiāoxi, tā méikāiyǎnxiào.
Hearing the good news, he beamed with joy.
孩子们收到礼物，个个眉开眼笑。
Háizimen shōudào lǐwù, gègè méikāiyǎnxiào.
The children received gifts and every one of them was all smiles.

Tips

memory
Picture someone so happy their eyebrows lift up (眉开) and their eyes crinkle with laughter (眼笑). A vivid image of pure delight.

Stroke Order

眉 méi
开 kāi
眼 yǎn
笑 xiào