"Delight" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 lè qù delight / pleasure / joy
 qù wèi fun / interest / delight / taste / liking / preference
 qíng qù inclinations and interests / delight / fun / interest / appeal
 kuài gǎn pleasure / thrill / delight / joy / pleasurable sensation / a high
 yú yuè joyful / cheerful / delighted / joy / delight
 xǐ to be fond of / to like / to enjoy / to be happy / to feel pleased / happiness / delight / glad
 xìng gāo cǎi liè happy and excited (idiom) / in high spirits / in great delight
 xìng zāi lè huò lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom) / fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune / Schadenfreude
 lín láng mǎn mù glittering jewels to delight the eye (idiom) / fig. a dazzling lineup
 méi fēi sè wǔ smiles of exultation / radiant with delight
 jiē dà huān xǐ to everyone's delight and satisfaction
 méi kāi yǎn xiào brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom) / beaming with joy / all smiles
 tóng qù qualities that delight children (e.g. bold colors in a picture, anthropomorphized characters in a TV show, the physical challenge of playground equipment)
 xǐ xíng yú sè face light up with delight (idiom) / to beam with joy
 lè dào to take delight in talking about sth / to find pleasure in following one's convictions
 zhuā ěr náo sāi to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)
 Tǔ ěr qí ruǎn táng Turkish delight / Lokum
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