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兴高采烈

xìng gāo cǎi lièdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
happy and excited (idiom) / in high spirits / in great delight
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-877997f019173678. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

興高采烈 兴高采烈 [xing4 gao1 cai3 lie4] /happy and excited (idiom)/in high spirits/in great delight/

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Other forms in these source records: 興高采烈

  • 兴
    xīng

    to rise / to flourish / to become popular / to start / to encourage / to get up / (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect) / maybe (dialect)

    xìng

    feeling or desire to do sth / interest in sth / excitement

    Xīng

    surname Xing

  • 高
    gāo

    high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific)

    Gāo

    surname Gao

  • 采
    cǎi

    to pick / to pluck / to collect / to select / to choose / to gather / color / complexion / looks

    cài

    used in 采邑[cài yì] and 采地[cài dì]

  • 烈
    liè

    ardent / intense / fierce / stern / upright / to give one's life for a noble cause / exploits / achievements

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.