How to Say ‘He'll definitely be happy.’ in Traditional Chinese
他一定很開心
tā yí dìng hěn kāi xīn
[tā ee-ding hen kai-shin]
💬 Usage Tip: 開心 is the whole description by itself, with 很 just completing the sentence, not meaning "very". Swap in another feeling for 他一定很忙 "he must be busy".
Phrase Breakdown
他一定
tā yí dìng
He will surely
一定 means 'definitely'. 一 becomes yí before fourth-tone 定.
他一定會來。
He will definitely come.
Words in this phrase
他
tā
[tā]
he; him
Third-person pronoun for a male.
他是我爸爸。
He is my dad.
一定
yí dìng
[ee-ding]
definitely; certainly
Shows strong certainty, like 'definitely' or 'for sure.' It is often used when the speaker feels confident about something.
爸爸一定也很興奮，因為他最愛足球。
Dad is definitely excited too, because he loves football the most.
很開心
hěn kāi xīn
be very happy
開心 (kāixīn) means 'happy'. 很 is often used before adjectives.
我今天很開心。
I'm very happy today.
Words in this phrase
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.
開心
kāi xīn
[kai-shin]
happy; glad
開心 means happy, pleased, or glad about something.
收到回信我很開心。
I was very happy to receive a reply.
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