喜出望外 xǐchūwàngwài HSK7 to be pleasantly surprised Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 喜 xǐ verbnoun happy to feel happy; to be delighted; to feel pleased出 chū particle [direction/result] Used after a verb to indicate outward movement or that an action has reached a successful result.望外 wàngwài beyond expectation unexpectedly; more than one had hoped for or expected
