喜出望外

xǐchūwàngwài

overjoyed beyond expectation

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7
Dictionary entry

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

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See it in sentences

他喜出望外。

Tā xǐchūwàngwài.

English

He is overjoyed.

消息让他喜出望外。

Xiāoxi ràng tā xǐchūwàngwài.

English

The news delighted him beyond expectation.

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