She was beside herself with joy.
欣喜若狂
to be wild with joy (idiom)
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Meaning and common use
to be wild with joy (idiom)
How 欣喜若狂 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 欣喜若狂 appears in 3 of the 89,190 sentences we searched.
We were overjoyed.
I'm absolutely elated.
Words that keep company with 欣喜若狂.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 欣喜若狂.
Directly before
- 她欣喜若狂1
- 真是欣喜若狂1
- 我们欣喜若狂1
Directly after
- No repeated neighbour in the corpus.
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
About 欣喜若狂
What does 欣喜若狂 mean in Chinese?
欣喜若狂 (xīnxǐruòkuáng) means to be wild with joy (idiom).
How do you pronounce 欣喜若狂?
欣喜若狂 is pronounced xīnxǐruòkuáng.
Is 欣喜若狂 an HSK word?
欣喜若狂 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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