Word information
Simplified眉开眼笑
Traditional眉開眼笑
Pinyinméikāi-yǎnxiào
Part of speechGeneral
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
眉开眼笑
méikāi-yǎnxiào · brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy; all smiles
Character breakdown
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开学kāixué(of a student) to start school; (of a semester) to begin; (old) to found a school; the start of a new term
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