喜出望外 meaning in English
to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom); overjoyed at the turn of events
HSK 7-933 strokes
Meaning of 喜出望外
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
xǐchūwàngwài
- to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)
- overjoyed at the turn of events
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喜 xǐ · to love · 12 strokes
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出 chū · to go out · 5 strokes
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望 wàng · full moon · 11 strokes
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外 wài · outside · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 喜出望外.
| 喜欢 | xǐhuan | to like; to be fond of; to be happy; to be pleased |
| 出来 | chūlái | to come out; to appear |
| 出去 | chūqù | to go out |
| 外国 | wàiguó | foreign country |
| 国外 | guó wài | abroad; external (affairs) |
| 外边 | wàibian | outside; outer surface |
| 外语 | wàiyǔ | foreign language |
| 出现 | chūxiàn | to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up |
| 出发 | chūfā | to set off; to start (on a journey); (fig.) to proceed from (a particular standpoint or ba |
| 出生 | chūshēng | to be born |
| 提出 | tíchū | to raise (an issue); to propose |
| 找出 | zhǎochū | to find; to search out |
Questions about 喜出望外
What does 喜出望外 mean?
喜出望外 (xǐchūwàngwài) means "to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom); overjoyed at the turn of events".
How do you write 喜出望外?
喜出望外 is made of 4 characters: 喜 (12 strokes), 出 (5 strokes), 望 (11 strokes), 外 (5 strokes). That is 33 strokes in total.
Is 喜出望外 an HSK word?
Yes. 喜出望外 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.