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开心

kāi xīn

HSK 2 · word 796 of 3,000

Meaning

• to feel happy
• to rejoice
• to have a great time

Example sentence

Characters in 开心

• 开 kāi to open (transitive or intransitive)
• 心 xīn heart

开 to open plus 心 heart. Happiness is an opened heart, and the image is transparent enough that the word feels lighter than 高兴.

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