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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

高兴 [gāoxìng]
  1. 1. adjective happy
  2. 2. verb enjoy

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

高兴 [gāoxìng]
  1. 1. glad; happy; cheerful
    看到孩子们有进步,心里很高兴
    He was very pleased to see that the kids had made progress.
  2. 2. be willing to; be happy to
    你不高兴去就甭去了。
    You needn't go if you don't feel like it.
    他就是高兴看电影,看戏不感兴趣。
    He's fond of seeing films, and not at all interested in watching plays.
  3. 3. verb rejoice
  4. 4. adverb gladly

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

高兴 [gāoxìng]
  1. 1. 愉快而兴奋
    老战友见面非常高兴
    高兴兴去上学
  2. 2. 喜欢;有兴趣(做某事)
    高兴去哪儿就去哪儿

Examples

高兴也罢,不高兴也罢,反正就这样定了。
We've settled the matter anyway, whether you like it or not.
我们暗地里替他高兴
We inwardly rejoiced for him.
他心里很不高兴,可是没有表现出来。
He was unhappy, but he didn't show it.
他那个高兴劲儿啊,就别提了。
You can well imagine how happy he was.
高兴得不得了
be extremely happy; be wild with joy
他打心眼里感到高兴
It warmed the cockles of his heart.
她不高兴地瞪着他。
She glared at him with displeasure.
听到这消息我的确很高兴
I was indeed very glad to hear the news.
分离多年的好友又重逢了,他们非常高兴
The friends were glad to meet after so long a separation.
分外高兴
particularly happy

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今天我很不高兴,因为饭撒了


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