大喜过望 (dà xǐ guò wàng) — to be overjoyed beyond expectations, to be pleasantly surprised
Definition
Literally 'great joy beyond one's hopes': used when something turns out far better than expected. A literary, four-character idiom — more emphatic and formal than everyday 高兴.
idiom
to be overjoyed beyond expectationsto be pleasantly surprised
Examples
- ，大喜过望。Tīng dào zì jǐ dé le dì yī míng, tā dà xǐ guò wàng.Hearing that he got first place, he was overjoyed beyond expectations.
- 大喜过望。Zhè fèn yì wài de lǐ wù ràng tā dà xǐ guò wàng.This unexpected gift made her overjoyed.
- ，大喜过望。Jié guǒ bǐ wǒ men xiǎng xiàng de hái hǎo, dà jiā dōu dà xǐ guò wàng.The result was even better than we imagined, so everyone was overjoyed.
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