Meaning of 喜出望外
喜出望外 means to be overjoyed at an unexpected gain; to be pleasantly surprised. Pronounced xǐ chū wàng wài. HSK 7-9.
- to be overjoyed at an unexpected gain; to be pleasantly surprised
Definitions & Examples
Shī失
sàn散
duō多
nián年
de的
lǎo老
péng朋
you友
tū突
rán然
lái来
fǎng访
，
ràng让
tā他
xǐ喜
chū出
wàng望
wài外
。
He was overjoyed when his long-lost old friend suddenly came to visit.
Běn本
yǐ以
wéi为
bǐ比
sài赛
shū输
le了
，
méi没
xiǎng想
dào到
zuì最
hòu后
yíng赢
le了
，
duì队
yuán员
men们
gè个
gè个
xǐ喜
chū出
wàng望
wài外
。
Thinking they had lost the match, the team members were all pleasantly surprised when they won in the end.
Néng能
zài在
jiù旧
shū书
diàn店
zhǎo找
dào到
zhè这
běn本
jué绝
bǎn版
shū书
，
tā他
zhēn真
shì是
xǐ喜
chū出
wàng望
wài外
。
He was delighted beyond expectation to find this out-of-print book in the secondhand bookstore.
Tīng听
shuō说
ér儿
zi子
kǎo考
shàng上
le了
lǐ理
xiǎng想
de的
dà大
xué学
，
mǔ母
qīn亲
xǐ喜
chū出
wàng望
wài外
。
The mother was overjoyed to hear that her son had been admitted to his ideal university.