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xìng 兴 gāo 高 cǎi 采 liè 烈

兴高采烈 xìng gāo cǎi liè

in high spirits; jubilant

Literally: spirits high colour bright

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Origin

From Liu Xie's Wenxin Diaolong (6th century), originally describing the lofty spirit and brilliant style of the writer Ji Kang.

How to use it

Adverbial or predicate; positive. Often 兴高采烈地说/回家.

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  1. 孩子们兴高采烈地去公园玩。
    Háizimen xìng gāo cǎi liè de qù gōngyuán wán.
    The children went off to play in the park in high spirits.
    children spirits high colour bright (particle) go park play
  2. 听说明天放假，大家都兴高采烈。
    Tīngshuō míngtiān fàngjià, dàjiā dōu xìng gāo cǎi liè.
    Hearing that tomorrow is a holiday, everyone is jubilant.
    hear-say tomorrow have-holiday, everyone all spirits high colour bright

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