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CHINESE CHARACTER

xǐ

喜

喜

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like; happiness

Numbered pinyin
xi3
English meanings
to like; to be fond of; happiness; happy event

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    wǒ我xǐhuan喜欢kàn看shū书。

    I like reading books.

  2. 02

    tīngdào听到zhè这gè个xiāoxi消息,tā他hěn很xǐyuè喜悦。

    Hearing this news, he was very joyful.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 喜欢
  • 喜爱
  • 喜悦
  • 恭喜
  • 喜事