guò
wàng

idiom

Meaning of 大喜过望

大喜过望 means to be overjoyed; to be pleasantly surprised. Pronounced dà xǐ guò wàng.

  • to be overjoyed; to be pleasantly surprised

Definitions & Examples

sài
jié
guǒ
yuǎn
yuǎn
hǎo
 
duì
yuán
men
guò
wàng
 

The match results were far better than expected, and the team members were all overjoyed.

Běn
wéi
zhǐ
shì
xiǎo
jiǎng
 
méi
xiǎng
dào
zhòng
le
jiǎng
 
dùn
shí
guò
wàng
 

He thought it was just a small reward, but unexpectedly he won the grand prize, and he was instantly overjoyed.

Shōu
dào
tōng
zhī
shū
de
 
jiǎn
zhí
shì
guò
wàng
 

He was absolutely overjoyed when he received the letter of admission.