喜事 meaning in English

xǐshì

happy occasion; wedding

HSK 7-9noun20 strokes

Meaning of 喜事

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xǐshì
  1. happy occasion
  2. wedding

Stroke order for each character

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喜 xǐ · to love · 12 strokes

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  9. 9
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  12. 12

事 shì · matter · 8 strokes

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  8. 8

Related words

Words that share a character with 喜事.

喜欢xǐhuanto like; to be fond of; to be happy; to be pleased
没事儿méishìrto have spare time; free from work
事情shìqingaffair; matter; thing; business
故事gùshiold practice
好事hǎoshìgood action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); charity
同事tóngshìcolleague; co-worker
事实shìshífact
事实上shìshíshangin fact; in reality
事件shìjiànincident; event
事业shìyèundertaking; project
事故shìgùaccident
本事běnshisource material; original story

Questions about 喜事

What does 喜事 mean?

喜事 (xǐshì) means "happy occasion; wedding" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 喜事?

喜事 is made of 2 characters: 喜 (12 strokes), 事 (8 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

Is 喜事 an HSK word?

Yes. 喜事 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.