be overjoyed (at an unexpected gain); delighted beyond expectation
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
to be overjoyed at an unexpected gain; to be pleasantly surprised
neutralUsed to describe extreme happiness when something good happens completely unexpectedly.
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.
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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.