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喜出望外

xǐ chū wàng wài

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)
  • overjoyed at the turn of events

Definition

因意想不到的喜事而特别高兴。

Overjoyed at an unexpected good news.

Usage

用于形容遇到意料之外的喜事时非常高兴的心情。

Used to describe the feeling of being extremely happy due to an unexpected happy event.

Examples

  • 1 收到录取通知书，他喜出望外。 (He was overjoyed upon receiving the admission letter.)
  • 2 看到失散多年的亲人突然出现，她喜出望外。 (She was overjoyed to see her long-lost relative suddenly appear.)
  • 3 没想到抽奖中了头奖，他喜出望外。 (He was overjoyed to win the grand prize in the lottery unexpectedly.)
  • 4 听说老朋友要来拜访，我喜出望外。 (I was overjoyed to hear that an old friend was coming to visit.)
  • 5 在异国他乡偶遇同乡，大家喜出望外。 (Encountering a fellow townsman in a foreign country, everyone was overjoyed.)

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