# 喜出望外 (xǐchūwàngwài)

In Mandarin Chinese, 喜出望外 (xǐchūwàngwài) means “overjoyed at unexpected news”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: overjoyed at unexpected news
- Pinyin: xǐchūwàngwài (xi3 chu1 wang4 wai4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 听到这个好消息，大家喜出望外。
  Tīngdào zhège hǎo xiāoxi, dàjiā xǐchūwàngwài.
  Hearing the good news, everyone was overjoyed.

## Characters

- 喜 (xǐ): to be fond of; to like
- [出](https://hanziro.com/word/chu-go-out/) (chū): to go out; to come out
- [望](https://hanziro.com/word/wang-gaze/) (wàng): to gaze; to look towards
- [外](https://hanziro.com/word/wai-outside/) (wài): outside; foreign

https://hanziro.com/word/xi-chu-wang-wai-overjoyed-at-unexpected/

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