笑逐顏開 xiào zhú yán kāi

all smiles

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. all smiles
  2. 2. smile spread across the face (idiom); beaming with pleasure
  3. 3. joy written across one's face

Characters

Character Meaning
笑 xiào HSK 2
smile; laugh; old variant of 笑xiào
逐 zhú HSK 5
to chase; to pursue; one by one
顏 yán
face; countenance; color
開 kāi
to open; to turn on; to start