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欣慰
xīn wèi
Meaning
- to be gratified
Definition
因看到好的结果而感到安慰和高兴。
To be gratified; to feel relieved and pleased because of a positive outcome.
Usage
常用于长辈或上级对晚辈或下级的表现感到满意和欣慰，也可用于一般语境中表示因某事如愿以偿而感到高兴。
Often used by elders or superiors to express satisfaction and gratification towards the performance of juniors or subordinates, but also in general contexts to indicate happiness because something turned out as desired.
Examples
- 1 看到孩子们健康成长，父母感到很欣慰。(Seeing the children grow up healthy, the parents feel very gratified.)
- 2 老师为学生的进步感到欣慰。(The teacher is gratified by the students' progress.)
- 3 得知项目顺利完成，他露出了欣慰的笑容。(Upon learning that the project was completed successfully, he showed a gratified smile.)
- 4 她看到自己帮助过的人生活改善，心中无比欣慰。(She felt immensely gratified seeing the lives of those she helped improve.)
- 5 听到老友事业有成的消息，他感到很欣慰。(He felt very gratified to hear the news that his old friend had succeeded in his career.)
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