完美 wán měi perfect syn 幸福 xìng fú happiness / happy / blessed syn 理想 lǐ xiǎng an ideal / a dream / ideal / perfect syn 秘诀 秘訣 mì jué secret know-how / key (to longevity) / secret (of happiness) / recipe (for success) syn 圆满 圓滿 yuán mǎn satisfactory / consummate / perfect syn 完美无缺 完美無缺 wán měi wú quē perfect and without blemish / flawless / to leave nothing to be desired syn 恰到好处 恰到好處 qià dào hǎo chù it's just perfect / it's just right syn 无瑕 無瑕 wú xiá faultless / perfect syn 到家 dào jiā perfect / excellent / brought to the utmost degree syn 知足 zhī zú content with one's situation / to know contentment (hence happiness) syn 完人 wán rén perfect person syn 十全十美 shí quán shí měi complete and beautiful / to be perfect (idiom) syn 天造地设 天造地設 tiān zào dì shè lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom) / ideal / perfect / (of a match) made in heaven / to be made for one another 和美 hé měi harmonious / in perfect harmony 尽善尽美 盡善盡美 jìn shàn jìn měi perfect (idiom) / perfection / the best of all possible worlds / as good as it gets syn 完备 完備 wán bèi faultless / complete / perfect / to leave nothing to be desired syn 安乐 安樂 ān lè peace and happiness syn 喜怒哀乐 喜怒哀樂 xǐ nù āi lè four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 歡喜|欢喜[huan1 xi3], anger 憤怒|愤怒[fen4 nu4], sorrow 悲哀[bei1 ai1] and joy 快樂|快乐[kuai4 le4] syn 醍醐灌顶 醍醐灌頂 tí hú guàn dǐng lit. to anoint your head with the purest cream (idiom) / fig. to enlighten people with perfect wisdom / flawless Buddhist teaching syn 过硬 過硬 guò yìng to have perfect mastery of sth / to be up to the mark syn 好事多磨 hǎo shì duō mó the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom) syn 绝唱 絕唱 jué chàng most perfect song syn 喜笑颜开 喜笑顏開 xǐ xiào yán kāi grinning from ear to ear (idiom) / beaming with happiness syn 满面春风 滿面春風 mǎn miàn chūn fēng beaming / radiant with happiness syn 秩序井然 zhì xù jǐng rán in perfect order syn 福寿 福壽 fú shòu happiness and longevity 康乐 康樂 kāng lè peace and happiness (old) / healthy and happy / recreation syn 祸福 禍福 huò fú disaster and happiness syn 全勤 quán qín (of an individual) to have a perfect attendance record / (of a group) to have no absentees syn 欢悦 歡悅 huān yuè happiness / joy / to be happy / to be joyous syn 贤慧 賢慧 xián huì (of a wife) wise and kind / perfect in her traditional roles 极乐 極樂 jí lè bliss / extreme happiness 破涕为笑 破涕為笑 pò tì wéi xiào to turn tears into laughter (idiom) / to turn grief into happiness 十全 shí quán perfect / complete syn 双喜 雙喜 shuāng xǐ double happiness / the combined symmetric character 囍 (similar to 喜喜) as symbol of good luck, esp. marriage 贤妻 賢妻 xián qī (old) perfect wife / you, my beloved wife 琴瑟 qín sè qin and se, two string instruments that play in perfect harmony / marital harmony 春风满面 春風滿面 chūn fēng mǎn miàn pleasantly smiling / radiant with happiness syn 练 練 liàn to practice / to train / to drill / to perfect (one's skill) / exercise / (literary) white silk / to boil and scour raw silk syn 喜 xǐ to be fond of / to like / to enjoy / to be happy / to feel pleased / happiness / delight / glad syn 善 shàn good (virtuous) / benevolent / well-disposed / good at sth / to improve or perfect syn 福 fú good fortune / happiness / luck syn 熟能生巧 shú néng shēng qiǎo with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom) / practice makes perfect syn 完璧 wán bì flawless piece of jade / (fig.) perfect person or thing / virgin / to return sth intact 宴乐 宴樂 yàn lè peace and happiness / feasting / making merry 福田 fú tián field for growing happiness / domain for practices leading to enlightenment (Buddhism) 合不拢嘴 合不攏嘴 hé bù lǒng zuǐ unable to conceal one's happiness, amazement, shock etc / grinning from ear to ear / mouth agape / gobsmacked syn 歌舞升平 gē wǔ shēng píng lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom) / fig. to make a show of happiness and prosperity syn 珠联璧合 珠聯璧合 zhū lián bì hé string of pearl and jade (idiom) / ideal combination / perfect pair syn 福如东海 福如東海 fú rú dōng hǎi may your happiness be as immense as the East Sea (idiom) syn 饮水思源 飲水思源 yǐn shuǐ sī yuán lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom) / gratitude for blessings and their well-spring / Don't forget where your happiness come from. / Be grateful for all your blessings! syn 回嗔作喜 huí chēn zuò xǐ to go from anger to happiness (idiom) 祸福无常 禍福無常 huò fú wú cháng disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom) / future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable 买笑追欢 買笑追歡 mǎi xiào zhuī huān lit. to buy smiles to seek happiness / abandon oneself to the pleasures of the flesh (idiom) 转悲为喜 轉悲為喜 zhuǎn bēi wéi xǐ to turn grief into happiness (idiom) syn 长乐未央 長樂未央 cháng lè wèi yāng endless happiness (idiom) 一字千金 yī zì qiān jīn one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom) / (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect / each word is highly valued syn 一辞莫赞 一辭莫贊 yī cí mò zàn left speechless by sth perfect (idiom) 人无完人 人無完人 rén wú wán rén nobody is perfect / everyone has their defect 完好无缺 完好無缺 wán hǎo wú quē in perfect condition / without any defect syn 曲终奏雅 曲終奏雅 qǔ zhōng zòu yǎ perfect finish (idiom) 业精于勤 業精於勤 yè jīng yú qín mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study. / Excellence in work is only possible with diligence. / Practice makes perfect. 金无足赤 金無足赤 jīn wú zú chì not all gold is sufficiently red (idiom) / no-one is perfect 刻鹄类鹜 刻鵠類鶩 kè hú lèi wù to aim to carve a swan and get a semblance of a duck (idiom) / to fail utterly in trying to copy something / to get a reasonably good, if not perfect, result 如臂使指 rú bì shǐ zhǐ as the arm moves the finger (idiom) / freely and effortlessly / to have perfect command of syn 囍 xǐ double happiness (similar to 喜喜) / symbol of good luck, esp. marriage 今昔对比 今昔對比 jīn xī duì bǐ to contrast past suffering with present happiness (idiom) 冥福 míng fú afterlife happiness 另觅新欢 另覓新歡 lìng mì xīn huān to seek happiness elsewhere (euphemism for extramarital sex) / a bit on the side 多子多福 duō zǐ duō fú the more sons, the more happiness (idiom) 意乐 意樂 yì lè joy / happiness 欿然 kǎn rán dissatisfied / discontented / lacking happiness 潭祉 tán zhǐ great happiness 祉禄 祉祿 zhǐ lù happiness and wealth 绕膝承欢 繞膝承歡 rào xī chéng huān to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom) 遐祉 xiá zhǐ lasting blessings / lasting happiness 遐福 xiá fú great and lasting happiness / lasting blessings 金钱不能买来幸福 金錢不能買來幸福 jīn qián bù néng mǎi lái xìng fú money can't buy happiness 饮流怀源 飲流懷源 yǐn liú huái yuán lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom) / gratitude for blessings and their well-spring / Don't forget where your happiness come from. / Be grateful for all your blessings! 回归快乐计划 回歸快樂計劃 return-to-happiness programme 喜饼 喜餅 xǐ bǐng double happiness cakes, pastries offered by a man to his fiancée's family at the time of their engagement 离苦得乐 離苦得樂 lí kǔ dé lè to abandon suffering and obtain happiness (Buddhism) 歌舞升平 歌舞昇平 gē wǔ - shēng píng lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom) / fig. to make a show of happiness and prosperity syn 孰能生巧 shú néng shēng qiǎo practice makes perfect 完美世界 wán měi shì jiè Perfect 人人都有缺点 人人都有缺點 rén rén dōu yǒu quē diǎn Everyone has faults. / No-one is perfect 修炼成仙 修煉成仙 xiū liàn chéng xiān lit. to practice austerities to become a Daoist immortal / practice makes perfect 完成时 完成時 wán chéng shí perfect tense (grammar) 满点 滿點 mǎn diǎn full working hours / full marks / perfect score / (fig.) (after a attribute) couldn't be more (happy, romantic etc) 琴瑟和鸣 琴瑟和鳴 qín sè hé míng in perfect harmony / in sync / lit. qin and se sing in harmony 臻于郅治 臻於郅治 zhēn yú zhì zhì to attain a state of perfect governance (idiom) 練 liàn variant of 練|练, to practice / to train / to drill / to perfect (one's skill) / exercise 天生一对 天生一對 tiān shēng yī duì a match made in heaven / a perfect couple 完美无瑕 完美無瑕 wán měi wú xiá flawless / immaculate / perfect 尽善尽美的安全 perfect security 高富帅 高富帥 gāo fù shuài "Mr Perfect" (i.e. tall, rich and handsome) (Internet slang) 来得早不如来得巧 來得早不如來得巧 lái de zǎo bù rú lái de qiǎo arriving early can't beat coming at the right time / perfect timing 白富美 bái fù měi "Ms Perfect" (i.e. fair-skinned, rich and beautiful) (Internet slang) 绝配 絕配 jué pèi perfect match 