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light up with pleasure; one's face lit up with happiness; a face wreathed in smiles; be beaming with joy

xǐ xiào yán kāi

喜 笑 颜 开

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light up with pleasure; one's face lit up with happiness; a face wreathed in smiles; be beaming with joy
- tā cháng cháng xǐ xiào yán kāi de
  他常常喜笑颜开的。
  He always wears a cheerful smile.
- kàn zhe yuàn zi li duī jī chéng shān de liáng shi quán jiā rén dōu xǐ xiào yán kāi
  看着院子里堆积成山的粮食，全家人都喜笑颜开。
  Looking at the grain piled high in the courtyard, the whole family were wreathed in smiles.
- hěn duō shì qing dōu kě yǐ ràng wǒ men xǐ xiào yán kāi
  很多事情都可以让我们喜笑颜开。
  There are a lot of things that make us happy and smile.
synonym
xǐ qì yáng yáng喜气洋洋 méi kāi yǎn xiào眉开眼笑 méi fēi sè wǔ眉飞色舞 xiào zhú yán kāi笑逐颜开 xǐ shàng méi shāo喜上眉梢 xǐ méi xiào yǎn喜眉笑眼 xǐ méi xiào mù喜眉笑目 yán xiào yàn yàn言笑晏晏
antonym
qì bù chéng shēng泣不成声 chóu méi kǔ liǎn愁眉苦脸 āi shēng tàn qì唉声叹气 shān rán lèi xià潸然泪下 chóu méi bù zhǎn愁眉不展 chóu róng mǎn miàn愁容满面 rú sàng kǎo bǐ如丧考妣 chóu cháng bǎi jié愁肠百结 kū tiān mǒ lèi哭天抹泪 chóu méi suǒ yǎn愁眉锁眼 chóu cháng cùn duàn愁肠寸断 ài shēng tàn qì嗳声叹气

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