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    Expressing "to be gratified" with 欣慰 (xīnwèi)

    Description & Modification

    Structure

    对 + Event + 感到欣慰

    Explanation

    欣慰 (xīnwèi) means "to be gratified" or "to feel relieved and pleased." It describes a warm sense of satisfaction, often upon learning of a positive outcome after worry or difficulty. It commonly appears in the pattern 感到欣慰 (to feel gratified).

    Examples

    • 看到女儿终于考上大学，父母感到非常欣慰。

      Kàn dào nǚ'ér zhōngyú kǎo shàng dàxué, fùmǔ gǎndào fēicháng xīnwèi.

      Seeing their daughter finally get into college, the parents felt very gratified.

    • 令人欣慰的是，病人的身体正在慢慢恢复。

      Lìng rén xīnwèi de shì, bìngrén de shēntǐ zhèngzài mànmàn huīfù.

      What is gratifying is that the patient's health is slowly recovering.

    • 他听到这个好消息，心里十分欣慰。

      Tā tīng dào zhège hǎo xiāoxī, xīnlǐ shífēn xīnwèi.

      Upon hearing this good news, he felt very gratified.

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