大喜事 dàxǐshì great joyful event Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 1 sentence 姐姐考上了名牌大学,这真是一桩大喜事。 jiějie kǎoshàng le míngpái dàxué, zhè zhēn shì yī zhuāng dàxǐshì. My sister got into a prestigious university; it's truly a great joy. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary