# 眉开眼笑 (méikāiyǎnxiào)

In Mandarin Chinese, 眉开眼笑 (méikāiyǎnxiào) means “beaming with joy; all smiles”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: beaming with joy; all smiles
- Pinyin: méikāiyǎnxiào (mei2 kai1 yan3 xiao4)
- Traditional: 眉開眼笑
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 听到好消息，她顿时眉开眼笑。
  Tīngdào hǎo xiāoxi, tā dùnshí méikāi-yǎnxiào.
  Hearing the good news, she was all smiles.

## Characters

- 眉 (méi): eyebrow; upper margin
- [开](https://hanziro.com/word/kai-open/) (kāi): to open; to turn on
- [眼](https://hanziro.com/word/yan-eye/) (yǎn): eye; a look
- [笑](https://hanziro.com/word/xiao-laugh/) (xiào): to laugh; to smile

https://hanziro.com/word/mei-kai-yan-xiao-beaming-with-joy/

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