How to Say ‘Very happy; glad’ in Traditional Chinese
很高興
hěn gāo xìng
[hen gao shing]
💬 Usage Tip: [很] before an adjective often just makes the sentence sound complete, not strongly 'very.' You can reuse this pattern with other feelings too, like [很開心] or [很放心].
Phrase Breakdown
很
hěn
[hen]
very
An adverb meaning very; it strengthens an adjective or feeling.
今天認識你，我很開心，也很喜歡這個「很」有活力的活動。
Meeting you today, I’m very happy, and I also like this very lively event.
高興
gāo xìng
[gao shing]
happy; glad
Describes feeling happy or pleased, often when meeting someone or hearing good news.
在職涯活動上認識新朋友，讓我很高興。
Meeting new friends at the career event makes me very happy.
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