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title: "Chinese Idioms about Happiness: 22 Chengyu With Pinyin and Audio"
description: "22 Chinese idioms (chengyu) about happiness, like 心旷神怡 (relaxed and happy) and 谈笑风生 (to talk and laugh cheerfully), each with pinyin, meaning and sound. Keep them in one press or print them as flashcards."
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[Chinese idioms](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-idioms) · 22 idioms

# Chinese idioms about happiness

Chengyu whose meaning is about happiness, each with pinyin, meaning and sound.

[Print as flashcards](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-flashcards?level=mine&words=%E5%BF%83%E6%97%B7%E7%A5%9E%E6%80%A1%20%E8%B0%88%E7%AC%91%E9%A3%8E%E7%94%9F%20%E5%90%89%E7%A5%A5%E5%A6%82%E6%84%8F%20%E6%AC%A2%E8%81%9A%E4%B8%80%E5%A0%82%20%E5%BF%83%E8%8A%B1%E6%80%92%E6%94%BE%20%E6%89%8B%E8%88%9E%E8%B6%B3%E8%B9%88%20%E6%9C%89%E8%AF%B4%E6%9C%89%E7%AC%91%20%E5%96%9C%E7%AC%91%E9%A2%9C%E5%BC%80%20%E5%96%9C%E6%B0%94%E6%B4%8B%E6%B4%8B%20%E5%95%BC%E7%AC%91%E7%9A%86%E9%9D%9E%20%E6%AC%A3%E5%96%9C%E8%8B%A5%E7%8B%82%20%E5%BF%8D%E4%BF%8A%E4%B8%8D%E7%A6%81%20%E7%97%9B%E5%BF%AB%E6%B7%8B%E6%BC%93%20%E5%A5%BD%E4%BA%8B%E5%A4%9A%E7%A3%A8%20%E6%8D%A7%E8%85%B9%E5%A4%A7%E7%AC%91%20%E4%B8%80%E7%AC%91%E7%BD%AE%E4%B9%8B%20%E6%BB%A1%E9%9D%A2%E6%98%A5%E9%A3%8E%20%E6%AC%A2%E5%91%BC%E9%9B%80%E8%B7%83%20%E7%99%BE%E5%B9%B4%E5%A5%BD%E5%90%88%20%E7%AC%91%E9%80%90%E9%A2%9C%E5%BC%80%20%E4%B9%90%E6%9E%81%E7%94%9F%E6%82%B2%20%E4%B8%80%E7%AC%91%E4%BA%86%E4%B9%8B)

- [心旷神怡xīnkuàng-shényírelaxed and happy](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%BF%83%E6%97%B7%E7%A5%9E%E6%80%A1)
- [谈笑风生tánxiào-fēngshēngto talk and laugh cheerfully](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%B0%88%E7%AC%91%E9%A3%8E%E7%94%9F)
- [吉祥如意jíxiáng-rúyìgood luck and happiness (New Year greeting)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%90%89%E7%A5%A5%E5%A6%82%E6%84%8F)
- [欢聚一堂huānjù-yītángto gather together happily](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%AC%A2%E8%81%9A%E4%B8%80%E5%A0%82)
- [心花怒放xīnhuā-nùfàngwild with joy](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%BF%83%E8%8A%B1%E6%80%92%E6%94%BE)
- [手舞足蹈shǒuwǔ-zúdǎoto dance for joy](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%89%8B%E8%88%9E%E8%B6%B3%E8%B9%88)
- [有说有笑yǒushuō-yǒuxiàochatting and laughing](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%9C%89%E8%AF%B4%E6%9C%89%E7%AC%91)
- [喜笑颜开xǐxiào-yánkāibeaming with joy](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%96%9C%E7%AC%91%E9%A2%9C%E5%BC%80)
- [喜气洋洋xǐqì-yángyángfull of joy](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%96%9C%E6%B0%94%E6%B4%8B%E6%B4%8B)
- [啼笑皆非tíxiào-jiēfēinot knowing whether to laugh or cry](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%95%BC%E7%AC%91%E7%9A%86%E9%9D%9E)
- [欣喜若狂xīnxǐ-ruòkuángwild with joy](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%AC%A3%E5%96%9C%E8%8B%A5%E7%8B%82)
- [忍俊不禁rěnjùn-bùjīncannot help laughing](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%BF%8D%E4%BF%8A%E4%B8%8D%E7%A6%81)
- [痛快淋漓tòngkuài-línlíthoroughly delighted](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%97%9B%E5%BF%AB%E6%B7%8B%E6%BC%93)
- [好事多磨hǎoshì-duōmóthe road to happiness is strewn with obstacles](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A5%BD%E4%BA%8B%E5%A4%9A%E7%A3%A8)
- [捧腹大笑pěngfù-dàxiàoto split one's sides laughing](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8D%A7%E8%85%B9%E5%A4%A7%E7%AC%91)
- [一笑置之yīxiào-zhìzhīto laugh off](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%80%E7%AC%91%E7%BD%AE%E4%B9%8B)
- [满面春风mǎnmiàn-chūnfēngbeaming with happiness](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%BB%A1%E9%9D%A2%E6%98%A5%E9%A3%8E)
- [欢呼雀跃huānhū-quèyuèto jump for joy](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%AC%A2%E5%91%BC%E9%9B%80%E8%B7%83)
- [百年好合bǎinián-hǎohémay you live happily together forever (wedding wish)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%99%BE%E5%B9%B4%E5%A5%BD%E5%90%88)
- [笑逐颜开xiàozhú-yánkāito beam with joy](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%AC%91%E9%80%90%E9%A2%9C%E5%BC%80)
- [乐极生悲lèjí-shēngbēiextreme joy turns to sorrow](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B9%90%E6%9E%81%E7%94%9F%E6%82%B2)
- [一笑了之yīxiào-liǎozhīto laugh off](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%80%E7%AC%91%E4%BA%86%E4%B9%8B)

## What is a Chinese idiom about happiness?

心旷神怡 (xīnkuàng-shényí): relaxed and happy. It is the most common of the 22 on this page.

## What is a chengyu?

A set phrase, nearly always four characters, that packs a story or an image into a few words: 画蛇添足, “drawing legs on a snake”, means spoiling something by overdoing it. Chinese speakers use them in writing, speeches and everyday talk.

## More free tools

- [Chengyu quiz](https://mandarinthewild.com/chengyu-quiz)
- [Every chengyu](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/chengyu)
- [Chinese dictionary](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-dictionary)
- [Chinese grammar](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar)

Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list; meanings from our own dictionary. Open one for its characters and real sentences.