overwhelmed with joy; beside oneself with happiness
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
overwhelmed with joy; beside oneself with happiness; ecstatic
literaryLiterally means 'so happy one cannot support oneself.' Used to describe an extreme state of happiness or delight. Often used in written and formal contexts, but also understood in spoken language.
Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
ge个
hǎo好
xiāo消
xi息
，
tā他
lè乐
bù不
kě可
zhī支
dì地
tiào跳
le了
qǐ起
lái来
。
Upon hearing the good news, he jumped up, overwhelmed with joy.
Sūn孙
zi子
kǎo考
shàng上
le了
míng名
pái牌
dà大
xué学
，
yé爷
ye爷
lè乐
bù不
kě可
zhī支
，
féng逢
rén人
jiù就
kuā夸
。
His grandson got into a prestigious university, and the grandfather was beside himself with happiness, praising him to everyone he met.
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Zhòng中
le了
cǎi彩
piào票
tóu头
jiǎng奖
，
tā他
jiǎn简
zhí直
lè乐
bù不
kě可
zhī支
，
jǐ几
tiān天
dōu都
shuì睡
bù不
zháo着
jiào觉
。
Winning the lottery jackpot made him so ecstatic that he couldn't sleep for days.
Kàn看
dào到
hái孩
zi子
men们
zài在
wǔ舞
tái台
shàng上
chū出
sè色
de的
biǎo表
yǎn演
，
jiā家
zhǎng长
men们
gè个
gè个
lè乐
bù不
kě可
zhī支
。
Seeing their children's excellent performance on stage, the parents were all overjoyed.