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開心

hoi1 sam1

kai1 xin1

happy

Level: 1 Google Frequency: 3,480,000

開心 / 开心

開 hoi1 kai1 - open
心 sam1 xin1 - heart

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我唔開心。粵 edit
I am not happy.

好開心識到你. 粵 edit
Nice to meet you.
[(lit.) Very happy to have met you.]

我一見到我父母就好開心。粵 edit
I am very happy upon seeing my parents.

我做呢份工唔係為錢而係為自己開心。粵 edit
I do this job not for the money, but rather for my happiness.

我做這份工作不是為錢而是為自己開心。國 edit
I do this job not for the money, but rather for my happiness.

* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *

This word was added by tuan on 14th Jul 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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