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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