喜出望外

xǐ chū wàng wài

HSK level: HSK 7–9

Meaning

to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom); overjoyed at the turn of events

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喜xǐto love; to enjoy, to be happy; joyful, glad壴口出chūto go out, to send out; stand; produce屮凵望wàngto expect, to hope, to look forward to亡月王外wàiout, outside, external; foreign; in addition夕卜