喜出望外 (xǐ chū wàng wài) — overjoyed beyond one's expectations; pleasantly surprised
Definition
An idiom meaning 'overjoyed beyond what one expected' — the joy is the main focus, stronger and more literary than 惊喜 ('pleasantly surprised'). 兴高采烈 is high excitement without the 'unexpected' element.
phrase
overjoyed beyond one's expectationspleasantly surprised
Examples
- ，喜出望外。Tīng dào zì jǐ bèi lù qǔ de xiāo xi, tā xǐ chū wàng wài.Hearing the news that he was admitted, he was overjoyed beyond expectations.
- ，喜出望外。Tā méi xiǎng dào huì shōu dào zhè me guì zhòng de lǐ wù, zhēn shì xǐ chū wàng wài.She didn't expect to receive such an expensive gift; she was truly overjoyed.
- ，喜出望外。Zhè cì bǐ sài néng ná guàn jūn, quán duì dōu xǐ chū wàng wài.Winning the championship in this competition made the whole team overjoyed beyond expectations.
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