喜事

xǐ shì

CL 件 jiàn 桩 zhuāng 门 mén

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Rare

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Definitions

1. happy occasion
2. wedding

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Word relationships

Synonyms

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• 好事 hǎo shì 好事 hǎo shì good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, \a fine thing indeed\) 泛指令人高興的事情，但喜事更強調慶祝活動: good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, \a fine thing indeed\)

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Do not use 喜事 to refer to personal happy feelings; it denotes an event. For 'happiness', use 高興 or 幸福.

Formality

喜事 usually appears in spoken and written Chinese without strong formal/informal bias, but in formal invitations 喜慶 may replace it.

Example Sentences

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他们家最近有一件 喜事 ，儿子要结婚了。

Their family has a happy event recently: their son is getting married.

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Words Containing 喜事

• 红白喜事 红白喜事 hóng bái xǐ shì: weddings and funerals

Child Words of 喜事

• 事 事 shì: matter
• 喜 喜 xǐ: to be fond of