Table 4 Word senses and examples of some emotion words in Contemporary Chinese Dictionary 现代汉语词典 (7th Edition)

yúkuài

'happy; joyful; cheerful'

快意; kuàiyì; shūchàng 'happy; joyful; cheerful'

~地交談 ~ de jiāotán 'talk pleasantly'丨心情~ xīnqíng~ 'in a happy mode; in a cheerful frame of mind'丨生活過得很~。 shēnghuó guò dé hěn ~ 'live a happy life.'

gāoxìng

'(1) glad; happy; cheerful (2) be willing to; be happy to'

① 形, 而興奮 xíng, yúkuài ér xīngfèn

adjective 'glad; happy; cheerful'

聽說你要來, 我們全家都很~。 tīngshuō nǐ yāo lái, wǒ men quánjiā dōu​ hěn ~ 'Our entire family was glad to hear that you were coming.'

② 動, 帶著愉快的情緒去做某件事; 喜歡 dòng,  dài zhe yúkuài de qíngxù qù zuò mǒu jiàn shì; xǐ huan

verb 'be willing to; be happy to'

他就是~看電影, 對看戲不感興趣。tā jiùshì ~  kān diànyǐng,  duì kàn xì bù gǎn xìngqù 'He is fond of films but not at all interested in the theatre.'

喜悅 ​xǐyuè

'happy; joyous'

形, ; xíng, yúkuài; ɡɑoxinɡ 'happy; joyous'

~的心情 。~ de xīnqíng 'happy mode'

shūchàng

'happy; entirely free from worry'

形, 開朗; 痛快 xíng, kāilǎng adjective 'happy; entirely free from worry'

心情~ xīnqíng ~ 'have ease of mind; feel happy'丨車窗打開了,凉爽的風吹進來了, 使人非常~。chēchuāng dǎ kāi le, liángshuǎng de fēng chuī jìn lái le,  shǐ rén fēicháng ~ 'Travelling in a car with its window open, one can enjoy a cool refreshing breeze.'

shūfu

'(1) comfortable;(2) be well'

形 ①身體或精神上感到輕鬆

xíng ① shēntǐ huò jīngshén shǎng gǎndào qīngsōng yukuɑi

adjective 'comfortable; pleased; relaxed'

睡得很~。 shuì de hěn ~ 'have a good sleep'

②能使身體或精神上感到輕鬆

néng shǐ shēntǐ huò jīngshén shǎng gǎndào qīngsōng yúkuài

'comfortable; pleasant'

窑洞又~, 又暖和。 yáodòng yòu ~,  yòu nuǎnhuo 'The cave dwelling is warm and comfortable.'

歡喜 huānxǐ

'joyful; happy; delighted'

① 形, ;

xíng, kuàilè; gāoxìng

adjective 'joyful; happy; delighted'

滿心~ mǎnxīn ~ 'be filled with joy'丨歡歡喜喜過春節 huānhuānxǐxǐ guò chūnjié 'spend a joyful Spring Festival'丨她掩藏不住心中的~。tā yǎncáng bú zhù xīnzhōng de ~ 'She failed to contain the joy in her heart'

② 動, 喜歡; 喜愛 dòng, xǐhuan; xǐài

verb 'have a weakness for; be fond of'

他~打乒乓球 tā ~ dá pīngpāngqiú 'He likes to play table tennis.'丨他很~這個孩子。 tā hěn zhè ge háizi 'He is very fond of the child.'

歡樂 huānlè

'happy; joyous; gay'

形, (多指集體的)

xíng, kuàilè (duō zhǐ jítǐ de) 

adjective '(usu. of a collective) happy; joyous'

廣場上~的歌聲此起彼伏。guǎngchǎng shǎng~de gēshēng cǐqǐbǐfú 'Merry songs one after another from the square rose.'

開心 kāixīn

'(1)happy; joyous; elated (2) amuse oneself at sb.’s expense; make fun of sb.'

① 形, 心情

xíng, xīnqíng kuàilè shūchàng adjective ‘exult; feel happy; rejoice’

大夥_兒住在一起,說說笑笑, 十分~。 dàhuǒér zhù zài yīqǐ, shuōshuoxiàoxiào, shífēn ~ ‘Everybody live together, talking and laughing, feeling very happy.’

② 動, 戲弄別人, 使自己高興

dòng, xìnòng biéren, shǐ zìjǐ gāoxìng

verb 'amuse oneself at sb.’s expense; make fun of sb.'

別拿他~。 bié ná tā ~ 'Don’t make fun of him!'

快活 kuàihuo

'happy; merry; cheerful'

形, ;

xíng, yúkuài; kuàilè

adjective 'happy; merry; cheerful'

提前完成了任務, 心裏覺得很~。 tíqián wánchéng le rènwu,  xīn lǐ jué de hěn ~ '(I) felt very happy about accomplishing the task ahead of schedule.'

kuàilè

'happy; joyful; cheerful'

形, 感到幸福或滿意

xíng, gǎndào xìngfú huò mǎnyì

adjective 'happy; joyful; cheerful'

~的微笑 ~ de wēixiào 'happy smile'丨祝您生日~。 zhù nín shēngrì ~ 'Happy birthday to you.'

tòngkuài

'(1) very happy; delighted; joyful (2) to one’s heart’s content; to one’s great satisfaction (3) simple and direct; forthright; straightforward'

形 ①; xíng ① shūchàng;  gāoxìng

adjective 'happy; joyful; delighted; gratified'

看見場上一堆一堆的麥子, 心裏真~。 kànjiàn cháng shǎng yī duī yī duī de màizi,  xīnlǐ zhēn~ 'I was delighted at the sight of stack after stack of wheat.'

②盡興

jìnxìng

'to one’s heart’s content; to one’s great satisfaction'

這個澡洗得真~ zhè ge zǎo xǐ dé zhēn ~ 'I have a very refreshing bath.'丨痛痛快快地玩一場。tòngtongkuàikuài de wán yī cháng' have a wonderful time'

③爽快;直率

shuǎngkuai; zhíshuài 'straightforward; frank and direct; forthright'

隊長~地答應了我們的要求 duìzhǎng ~ de dāying le wǒmen de yāoqiú 'The team leader readily agreed to our request.'丨他很~,說到哪_兒做到哪_兒。tā hěn ~, dàonǎ _er zuò dàonǎ _er 'He is a straightforward man, and does what he says he will.'

快意 kuàiyì

'pleased; satisfied; comfortable'

微風吹來, 感到十分~。wēifēng chuī lái,  gǎn dào shífēn ~ 'A gentle breeze blowing, (I) felt refreshed.'

爽快 shuǎngkuai

'(1) refreshed; comfortable (2) frank; straightforward; outright (3) with alacrity; readily'

形 ① xíng ① shushì tòngkuài

adjective 'refreshed; comfortable'

洗個澡, 身上~多了 xǐ gè zǎo, shēn shang ~ duō le 'feel much refreshed after a bath'|談了這許多話,心裏倒~了些。tán le zhè xǔduō huà, xīnlǐ dǎo ~ le xiē 'I feel relieved after talking things out so much.'

②直爽; 直截了當

zhíshuǎng; zhíjiéliǎodàng

'frank; straightforward; outright'

他是個~人。 tā shì gè ~ rén 'He is frank and straightforward.'

shūshì

'comfortable; cosy; snug'

形, 安逸 xíng, shūfu ānyì 

adjective 'comfortable; cosy; snug'

環境~ huán jìng ~ 'easy circumstances'|~的生活。 ~ de shēnghuó 'comfortable life'