vui mừng

vui mừng

Tôi vui mừng khi nhận được món quà bất ngờ.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Happy and pleased: A state of feeling joy, delight, or gladness, often due to a specific positive event or piece of news.
    • Joyful: Expressing or full of happiness.

  2. Verb:

    • To be glad / to rejoice: To feel or express great happiness about something.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • Khuôn mặt cô ấy rạng rỡ vui mừng. (Her face was radiant with happiness.)
    • Chúng tôi nhận được tin vui mừng. (We received happy/news that made us glad.)

  • Verb:

    • Cả gia đình vui mừng trước tin em bé chào đời. (The whole family rejoiced at the news of the baby's birth.)
    • Tôi thực sự vui mừng vì bạn đã đến. (I am truly glad that you have come.)
Advanced Usage
  • The word "vui mừng" often implies a deeper, more heartfelt, and sometimes more formal or solemn joy compared to the simpler "vui". It is commonly used for significant, meaningful occasions.
  • It can function as a stative verb (to be happy/glad) and is often followed by "vì" (because of) or "trước" (at/upon) to indicate the cause of joy.
    • Chúng tôi vui mừng vì kết quả này. (We are happy about this result.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Mừng (v): to celebrate, to be glad for. Often used in compounds.

    • mừng sinh nhật (to celebrate a birthday)
    • Chúc mừng! (Congratulations!)

  • Vui vẻ (adj): cheerful, merry, in a good mood (often describes a general atmosphere or disposition).

    • buổi tiệc vui vẻ (a merry party)

  • Hân hoan (adj): jubilant, elated (a stronger, more literary synonym).

    • đám đông hân hoan (the jubilant crowd)
Synonyms
  • Happy: feeling or showing pleasure.
  • Glad: pleased; delighted.
  • Delighted: feeling or showing great pleasure.
  • Joyful: feeling, expressing, or causing great pleasure.
  • Rejoice: to feel or show great joy.
Related Idioms and Phrases

  • Vui mừng khôn xiết: to be immeasurably happy; overjoyed.

    • Nghe tin con thi đỗ, bà vui mừng khôn xiết. (Hearing her child passed the exam, she was overjoyed.)

  • Mặt mày hớn hở / vui mừng: to have a beaming, delighted face.

    • Anh ấy bước ra với gương mặt hớn hở vui mừng. (He walked out with a beaming, happy face.)