listen

 Auto Play

listen

 Auto Play
HSK rank
开心 (開心)
  • [kāixīn]

2 photos

Font Size

Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

开心 [kāixīn]
  1. 1. adjective happy
    他好像有点儿不开心
    He looks a little unhappy.
    他们玩得开心极了。
    They had a lot of fun.
  2. 2. verb make fun of
    他老拿别人开心
    He's always making fun of people.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

开心 [kāixīn]
  1. 1. happy; joyous; elated
    他们去长城玩得很开心
    They went on a trip to the Great Wall and enjoyed themselves very much.
  2. 2. amuse oneself at somebody's expense; make fun of somebody
    他有一点儿结巴,别的孩子就拿他开心
    Because he stammerd slightly, the other boys made fun of him.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

开心 [kāixīn]
  1. 1. 心情愉快;高兴
    小日子过得很开心
    玩得开心极了。
  2. 2. 取笑;取乐
    别总拿人开心

Examples

他有一点儿结巴,别的孩子就拿他开心
Because he stammerd slightly, the other boys made fun of him.
别太认真了,她不过是在寻开心罢了。
Don't take it too seriously. She is only joking.
她今天一直绷脸,肯定遇到什么不开心的事情了。
Wearing a long face, she must have encountered something unpleasant today.
小李最近总是不开心,原来他是被父母逼婚。
Mr. Li junior is not happy recently, he was forced to marry against his will.
如果心中的仇怨太多,怎么可能生活得开心呢。
You can not live a happy life if you carry much hatred.
不要让自己闷坐愁城,应当让自己开心起来。
You should cheer up, don't act so dejected.
每天肥马轻裘,但他并不开心
He lives a luxurious life, but he is not happy.
联欢会上一片欢歌笑语,大家都玩得很开心
During the get-together, it was filled with joyful laughter and songs. Every one had a good time.
他知道真相后回嗔作喜,开心不已。
After knowing the truth, he became happy from being angry. His joy was endless.

Collocations

十分开心
very happy
开心地生活
to live a happy life
开心
a happy thing
开心不已
lost in happiness
感到开心
to feel happy
工作开心
a happy job
拿别人开心
to make fun of others
开心
to make fun of

Word Decomposition


[kāi]
+
[xīn]

Would you like to know more about this word? Simply click the button on the right to ask real people.
You can also check your questions and answers at ‘ My nciku > Posts ’.

Revised Vocab Lists

This word has been edited
15 times by users.

View
Content partners 外研社collins