喜
出
望
外

To be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom) in Chinese: 喜出望外 (xǐ chū wàng wài)

xǐ chū wàng wài

to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)
  2. 2overjoyed at the turn of events

Stroke order

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喜
出
望
外

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧˇ

xǐ

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

ㄔㄨ

chū

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ u—/ first tone

ㄨㄤˋ

wàng

ㄨ/ uㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

ㄨㄞˋ

wài

ㄨ/ uㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 收到大学的录取信,他喜出望外。

    shōu dào dà xué de lù qǔ xìn, tā xǐ chū wàng wài。

    When he got the university's acceptance letter, he was overjoyed.

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Related words

出

chū

to go out

外

wài

outside

望

wàng

full moon

喜欢

xǐ huan

to like

希望

xī wàng

to hope

出现

chū xiàn

to appear

出差

chū chāi

to go on an official or business trip

出发

chū fā

to set off

出生

chū shēng

to be born

另外

lìng wài

additional

失望

shī wàng

disappointed

演出

yǎn chū

to act (in a play)

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