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眉开眼笑

méikāi-yǎnxiào

Traditional: 眉開眼笑

brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy

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Meaning of 眉开眼笑 in English

méikāi-yǎnxiàoHSK 7–9Syllabus #8159
  1. brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy
  2. all smiles

Characters

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HSK words with 眉

眉毛HSK 6愁眉苦脸HSK 7–9
开 on its own →
kāi · to open (transitive or intransitive)

HSK words with 开

开HSK 1开车HSK 1打开HSK 2开始HSK 2开学HSK 2分开HSK 3开花HSK 3开会HSK 3开机HSK 3开心HSK 3
眼 on its own →
yǎn · classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc

HSK words with 眼

眼睛HSK 2眼镜HSK 4眼前HSK 4眼HSK 5眼泪HSK 5眼光HSK 6眼看HSK 6刺眼HSK 7–9抢眼HSK 7–9亲眼HSK 7–9
笑 on its own →
xiào · to laugh; to smile

HSK words with 笑

笑HSK 2好笑HSK 4笑话HSK 4开玩笑HSK 4微笑HSK 5嘲笑HSK 6笑容HSK 6耻笑HSK 7–9搞笑HSK 7–9讥笑HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences