overjoyed; pleasantly surprised
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1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to be overjoyed; to be pleasantly surprised
literaryA four-character idiom expressing extreme happiness or pleasant surprise when an outcome far exceeds one's original expectations.
Bǐ比
sài赛
jié结
guǒ果
yuǎn远
yuǎn远
hǎo好
yú于
yù预
qī期
，
duì队
yuán员
men们
gè个
gè个
dà大
xǐ喜
guò过
wàng望
。
The match results were far better than expected, and the team members were all overjoyed.
Běn本
yǐ以
wéi为
zhǐ只
shì是
gè个
xiǎo小
jiǎng奖
lì励
，
méi没
xiǎng想
dào到
zhòng中
le了
dà大
jiǎng奖
，
tā他
dùn顿
shí时
dà大
xǐ喜
guò过
wàng望
。
He thought it was just a small reward, but unexpectedly he won the grand prize, and he was instantly overjoyed.
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Shōu收
dào到
lù录
qǔ取
tōng通
zhī知
shū书
de的
tā他
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
dà大
xǐ喜
guò过
wàng望
。
He was absolutely overjoyed when he received the letter of admission.