欣喜若狂 (xīn xǐ ruò kuáng) — wild with joy; beside oneself with happiness; ecstatic
Definition
A four-character idiom meaning 'ecstatic, beside oneself with joy' — emphasizes an extreme, almost frenzied reaction to good news, stronger than plain 高兴.
idiom
wild with joybeside oneself with happinessecstatic
Examples
- ,欣喜若狂。Tīng dào zì jǐ kǎo shàng dà xué de xiāo xi, tā xīn xǐ ruò kuáng.When he heard that he had been admitted to university, he was wild with joy.
- ,欣喜若狂。Qiú mí men kàn dào qiú duì duó guàn, gè gè xīn xǐ ruò kuáng.When the fans saw their team win the championship, every one of them was ecstatic.
- ,欣喜若狂,。Jiǔ bié chóng féng, liǎng rén xīn xǐ ruò kuáng, jǐn jǐn yōng bào zài yì qǐ.After a long separation, the two were beside themselves with joy and hugged each other tightly.
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