幸灾乐祸 xìng zāi lè huò

to gloat over others’ bad luck

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 13215th word

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune
  2. 2. Schadenfreude

Characters

Character Meaning
幸 xìng HSK 4
fortunate; lucky; surname Xing
灾 zāi HSK 5
disaster; calamity; variant of 災zāi
乐 lè HSK 2
happy; cheerful; to laugh
祸 huò HSK 6
misfortune; disaster; calamity