喜出望外 xǐ chū wàng wài — to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)
xǐ (third tone, dipping) chū (first tone, high and level) wàng (fourth tone, falling) wài (fourth tone, falling)xi3 chu1 wang4 wai4
to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)
Levels 7–9· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardverb
Meanings
to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)
to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom); overjoyed at the turn of events
verb
Character breakdown
Words containing 喜
- 喜欢喜歡xǐhuan (third tone, dipping)to like, to be fond of
- 惊喜驚喜jīng (first tone, high and level) xǐ (third tone, dipping)nice surprise
- 恭喜gōng (first tone, high and level) xǐ (third tone, dipping)to congratulate
- 喜爱喜愛xǐ (third tone, dipping) ài (fourth tone, falling)to like
- 喜剧喜劇xǐ (third tone, dipping) jù (fourth tone, falling)comedy
- 喜悦喜悅xǐ (third tone, dipping) yuè (fourth tone, falling)happy
- 喜好xǐ (third tone, dipping) hào (fourth tone, falling)to like
- 欣喜xīn (first tone, high and level) xǐ (third tone, dipping)happy
- 喜庆喜慶xǐ (third tone, dipping) qìng (fourth tone, falling)jubilation
- 喜事xǐ (third tone, dipping) shì (fourth tone, falling)happy occasion
- 喜怒哀乐喜怒哀樂xǐ (third tone, dipping) nù (fourth tone, falling) āi (first tone, high and level) lè (fourth tone, falling)four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 欢喜, anger 愤怒, sorrow 哀 and joy 快乐
- 喜糖xǐ (third tone, dipping) táng (second tone, rising)sweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding)
- 喜洋洋xǐ (third tone, dipping) yáng (second tone, rising) yáng (second tone, rising)radiant with joy
- 喜酒xǐ (third tone, dipping) jiǔ (third tone, dipping)wedding feast
- 喜闻乐见喜聞樂見xǐ (third tone, dipping) wén (second tone, rising) lè (fourth tone, falling) jiàn (fourth tone, falling)a delight to see (idiom); an attractive spectacle
- 讨人喜欢討人喜歡tǎo (third tone, dipping) rén (second tone, rising) xǐ (third tone, dipping) huan (neutral tone)to attract people's affection
Words containing 出
- 出chū (first tone, high and level)to go out, to come out
- 出来出來chū (first tone, high and level) lái (second tone, rising)to come out
- 出现出現chūxiàn (first tone, high and level)to appear, to come into view, to arise
- 出去chū (first tone, high and level) qù (fourth tone, falling)to go out
- 提出tí (second tone, rising) chū (first tone, high and level)to raise (an issue)
- 出发出發chūfā (first tone, high and level)to set off, to depart (on a journey)
- 演出yǎn (third tone, dipping) chū (first tone, high and level)to act (in a play)
- 出口chū (first tone, high and level) kǒu (third tone, dipping)an exit
- 发出發出fā (first tone, high and level) chū (first tone, high and level)to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch
- 付出fù (fourth tone, falling) chū (first tone, high and level)to pay; to expend; to invest (energy or time)
- 出生chū (first tone, high and level) shēng (first tone, high and level)to be born
- 出席chūxí (first tone, high and level)to attend, to be present at (formal)
- 指出zhǐ (third tone, dipping) chū (first tone, high and level)to indicate
- 退出tuì (fourth tone, falling) chū (first tone, high and level)to withdraw
- 出色chūsè (first tone, high and level)outstanding, remarkable
- 出示chūshì (first tone, high and level)to show, to produce (for inspection)
- 出版chū (first tone, high and level) bǎn (third tone, dipping)to publish
- 出门出門chū (first tone, high and level) mén (second tone, rising)to go out