喜笑顏開 xǐ xiào yán kāi

beaming with happiness; grinning from ear to ear (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. beaming with happiness
  2. 2. grinning from ear to ear (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
喜 xǐ HSK 1
to be happy; glad; happiness
笑 xiào HSK 2
smile; laugh; old variant of 笑xiào
顏 yán
face; countenance; color
開 kāi
to open; to turn on; to start