Chinese

Adjective

高興

1. glad; happy; pleased

   很高興認識你 / 很高兴认识你  ―  hěn gāoxìng rènshí nǐ  ―  Pleased to meet you.

   我很高興聽到那個消息。 [MSC, trad.]

   我很高兴听到那个消息。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ hěn gāoxìng tīngdào nà ge xiāoxī. [Pinyin]

   I'm happy to hear that.

   認得儂老開心額。 [Shanghainese, trad.]

   认得侬老开心额。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

   It's nice meeting you.

2. willing (to do something)

   你高興去哪兒就去哪兒。 [MSC, trad.]

   你高兴去哪儿就去哪儿。 [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ gāoxìng qù nǎr jiù qù nǎr. [Pinyin]

   You may go where you are willing to.

Derived terms

See also

• (Min Nan) 歡喜 (hoaⁿ-hí)