喜 xǐ
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xǐ
verb
to be fond of; to like
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense x has a similar meaning to 喜欢 or 喜爱 (ABC 'xǐ' 喜 bf 1; CC-CEDICT '喜'; Guoyu '喜' v 1; Unihan '喜'). -
xǐ
adjective
happy; delightful; joyful
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (ABC 'xǐ' 喜 bf 2; CC-CEDICT '喜'; Guoyu '喜' adj; Kroll 2015 '喜' 1, p. 408; ) -
xǐ
adjective
suitable
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '喜' 2, p. 408) -
xǐ
adjective
relating to marriage
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '喜' adj 2) -
xǐ
adjective
shining; splendid
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As a variant of 熙 (Kroll 2015 '喜' 3, p. 408) -
xǐ
proper noun
Xi
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '喜' n 4) -
xǐ
adjective
easy
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 喜 is similar in meaning to 容易. -
xǐ
verb
to be pregnant
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 喜 is similar in meaning to 怀孕 (ABC 'xǐ' 喜 bf 4; Guoyu '喜' n 2) -
xǐ
noun
joy; happiness; delight
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (ABC 'xǐ' 喜 bf 3; CC-CEDICT '喜'; Guoyu '喜' n 1; Kroll 2015 '喜' 1, p. 408; Suyu, p. 37; Unihan '喜')
Contained in
- 双喜(雙喜) double happiness
- 悲喜剧(悲喜劇) tragicomedy
- 喜帖 wedding invitation
- 诈喜(詐喜) to pretend to be pleased
- 喜阳(喜陽) tending towards the sun ; heliophile ; heliotropism
- 天使报喜节(天使報喜節) Annunciation (Christian festival on 25th March); Lady day
- 喜马拉雅山脉(喜馬拉雅山脈) The Himalayas; The Himalayan Mountain Range
- 雀儿喜(雀兒喜) Chelsea
- 同喜 thank you for your congratulations!; the same to you! (returning a compliment)
- 幸喜 fortunately
- 喜山红眉朱雀(喜山紅眉朱雀) Himalayan beautiful rosefinch (Carpodacus pulcherrimus)
- 喜蛋 red-painted eggs
- 喜出望外 overjoyed beyond expectations
- 欢天喜地(歡天喜地) welcome heaven and joyful with the earth; in great spirits
- 喜寿(喜壽) 77th birthday (honorific, archaic or Japanese term)
- 闻过则喜(聞過則喜) to accept criticism gladly; to be happy when one's errors are pointed out
- 喜忧参半(喜憂參半) to have mixed feelings
- 喜冲冲(喜衝衝) to beam with joy; in a happy mood
- 喜糖 sweet given on a happy occasion (especially wedding)
- 喜饼(喜餅) double happiness cakes
- 贺喜(賀喜) to congratulate
- 喜气洋洋(喜氣洋洋) full of joy; jubilation
- 爱情喜剧(愛情喜劇) romantic comedy
- 喜山点翅朱雀(喜山點翅朱雀) spot-winged rosefinch (Carpodacus rodopeplus)
- 喜雨 welcome fall of rain; seasonable rain
- 喜马拉雅山(喜馬拉雅山) Himalayas
- 悲喜交加 sorrow and joy together
- 喜不自胜(喜不自勝) unable to contain one's joy
- 喜幛 celebratory hanging scroll
- 喜服 wedding clothes
- 喜庆(喜慶) joyful; jubilant ; a joyful event ; to congratulate
- 喜帕 bridal veil (covering the face)
- 喜悦(喜悅) happy; joyous
- 寿喜烧(壽喜燒) sukiyaki
- 好大喜功 to rejoice in grandiose deeds; to strive to achieve extraordinary things
- 喜歌剧院(喜歌劇院) musical theater; Opéra Comique, Paris
- 喜跃(喜躍) to jump for joy
- 大喜 exultation
- 乔迁之喜(喬遷之喜) congratulations on house-moving or promotion
- 沾沾自喜 to be fond of oneself; to be self-satisfied
- 欣喜若狂 to be wild with joy
- 欢喜冤家(歡喜冤家) quarrelsome but loving couple
- 于归之喜(于歸之喜) the joy of matrimony (polite phrase referring to a young woman)
Also contained in
喜马偕尔邦 、 闻喜 、 报喜不报忧 、 喜德 、 喜力 、 森喜朗 、 七喜 、 喜德县
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- 卷八十三 列傳第四十三 宗越 吳喜 黃回 Volume 83 Biographies 43: Zong Yue, Wu Xi, Huang Hui Book of Song 宋書 — count: 77
- 卷二十九 列傳第二十三: 宗元饒 司馬申 毛喜 蔡徵 Volume 29: Zhuang Yuanrao; Sima Shen; Mao Xi; Cai Zhi Book of Chen 陳書 — count: 43
- 卷八十四 列傳第四十四 鄧琬 袁顗 孔覬 Volume 84 Biographies 44: Deng Wan, Yuan Yi, Kong Ji Book of Song 宋書 — count: 37
- 卷六十八 列傳第五十八 趙知禮 蔡景歷 宗元饒 韓子高 華皎 劉師知 謝岐 毛喜 沈君理 陸山才 Volume 68 Biographies 58: Zhao Zhili, Cai Jingli, Zong Yuanrao, Han Zigao, Hua Jiao, Liu Shizhi, Xie Qi, Mao Xi, Shen Junli, Lu Shancai History of the Southern Dynasties 南史 — count: 35
- 卷一百十三 列傳第五十一: 完顏賽不 內族:完顏白撒一名承裔 赤盞合喜 Volume 113 Biographies 51: Wanyan Saibu, same clan: Wanyanbaisayimingchengyi, Chizhan Hexi History of Jin 金史 — count: 30
- 卷八十二 王商史丹傅喜傳 Volume 82: Wang Shang, Shi Dan and Fu Xi Book of Han 漢書 — count: 27
- 卷四十 列傳第三十 魯爽 薛安都 鄧琬 宗越 吳喜 黃回 Volume 40 Biographies 30: Liu Shuang, Xue Andou, Deng Wan, Zong Yue, Wu Xi, Huang Hui History of the Southern Dynasties 南史 — count: 23
- 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 23
- 卷五十 志第三 天文三 Volume 50 Treatises 3: Astronomy 3 History of Song 宋史 — count: 21
- 卷八十七 列傳第二十五: 紇石烈志寧 僕散忠義 徒單合喜 Volume 87 Biographies 25: Geshiliezhining, Pusan Zhongyi, Tu Danhexi History of Jin 金史 — count: 20
Collocations
- 甯喜 (甯喜) 衛獻公自夷儀使與甯喜言 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 25
- 公子喜 (公子喜) 鄭公子喜帥師伐許 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 14
- 宫喜 (宮喜) 衛北宮喜 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 11
- 喜曰 (喜曰) 宣子喜曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 11
- 喜时 (喜時) 公子喜時在內也 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 8
- 喜帅 (喜帥) 鄭公子喜帥師伐許 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 5
- 喜弑 (喜弒) 衛甯喜弒其君剽 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 4
- 喜言 (喜言) 衛獻公自夷儀使與甯喜言 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 3
- 华喜 (華喜) 華喜為司徒 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 3
- 喜憎 (喜憎) 皆知其所喜憎利害者 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷一 原道訓 Chapter 1: The Original Way — count: 3