Chinese word

狂喜

Pronunciation

Pinyinkuáng xǐ

Meaning

  • nounecstasy

Example

听到消息后，大家都陷入了狂喜。tīng dào xiāo xī hòu dà jiā dōu xiàn rù le kuáng xǐ

After hearing the news, everyone was in ecstasy.

Illustration for 狂喜 (ecstasy)

More examples

领奖台上，他满脸狂喜地笑着。líng jiǎng tái shàng tā mán liǎn kuáng xǐ dì xiào zhe

On the podium, he smiled, his face radiant with ecstasy.

Core concept

A surge of overwhelming joy that spills into excited, hard-to-control behavior.

Common phrases

  • 满脸狂喜mán liǎn kuáng xǐ

    a face full of ecstasy

  • 露出狂喜的笑容lù chū kuáng xǐ de xiào róng

    show an ecstatic smile

Similar words

快乐kuài lè: A simple, everyday feeling of being happy and enjoying life.
欢乐huān lè: A cheerful, lively kind of joy created by a bright and happy atmosphere.
兴奋xīng fèn: An excited, unsettled feeling brought on by something stimulating or expected.
激动jī dòng: A powerful rush of emotion that makes the heart feel warm and the feelings rise.

Definition in Chinese

强烈的喜悦，常指情绪激动到表现出兴奋或失控的样子。qiáng liè de xǐ yuè cháng zhǐ qíng xù jī dòng dào biǎo xiàn chū xīng fèn huò shī kòng de yàng zi

Word origin

狂 (kuáng, "wild") + 喜 (xǐ, "joy") presents joy as so intense that it seems to make a person wild, giving the compound its sense of uncontrolled delight.

Usage tips

  • Chinese often uses this word with verbs meaning "fall into" or "feel", so it describes an emotional state that takes hold rather than a routine reaction.

Other meanings

  • excitementnoun

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