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开心
kāixīn
Main
English Definitionto feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time; to make fun of somebody
Simplified Script开心
Traditional Script開心
Pinyinkāixīn
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄎㄞ ㄒㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping)hoi1sam1
Part of Speech(动) verb, (形) adjective
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=2 TOCFL=4
Word Decomposition
开kāito open; to start; to turn on; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc); to operate (a vehicle); carat (gold); abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文; abbr. for 开本, book format
心xīnheart; mind; intention; center; core

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Words With Same Head Word    
开车kāichēto drive a car
开始kāishǐto begin; beginning; to start; initial
开学kāixuéfoundation of a University or College; school opening; the start of a new term
开会kāihuìto hold a meeting; to attend a meeting
开玩笑kāi wánxiàoto play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
Words With Same Tail Word    
小心xiǎoxīnto be careful; to take care
中心zhōngxīncenter; heart; core
关心guānxīnto be concerned about; to care about
放心fàngxīnto feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease
伤心shāngxīnto grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt
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