What does 眉开眼笑 mean in Chinese?
眉开眼笑 (méikāi-yǎnxiào) means brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
眉开眼笑
brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy
02
all smiles
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 眉开眼笑
How do you pronounce 眉开眼笑?
眉开眼笑 is pronounced méikāi-yǎnxiào.
Is 眉开眼笑 an HSK word?
眉开眼笑 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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