WordTaiwan frequency #22,802
喜出望外
ㄒㄧˇ ㄔㄨ ㄨㄤˋ ㄨㄞˋ
“to be overjoyed at an unexpected pleasant surprise; pleasantly surprised beyond expectations”
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喜
ㄒㄧˇ
to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad; a fortunate event; a surname
出
ㄔㄨ
To go out or come out; to arise or occur; to produce or yield; to leave or depart; to give or pay; to appear or manifest.
望
ㄨㄤˋ
To gaze into the distance or look towards something; to hope or expect; to visit or pay respects; to approach or be near; to resent or blame.
外
ㄨㄞˋ
Outside; external; foreign; in addition; not belonging to a certain scope; referring to relatives on the mother's or wife's side; a role in traditional opera playing an elderly man.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 希望ㄒㄧ ㄨㄤˋto hope; a hope; a wish; to look forward to; expectation
- 指出ㄓˇ ㄔㄨto point out; to indicate; to identify or highlight something explicitly.
- 出現ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄢˋto appear; to emerge; to show up; to arise; to come into view
- 喜歡ㄒㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄢto like; to be fond of; to enjoy.
- 提出ㄊㄧˊ ㄔㄨto raise or put forward (an issue, idea, or proposal); to suggest; to withdraw (cash); to post (online).
- 推出ㄊㄨㄟ ㄔㄨto launch; to release; to publish; to introduce to the public; to recommend
- 另外ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋin addition; besides; moreover; furthermore; separate; other; additional
- 演出ㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄨto perform; to act in a play; to put on a show; a performance; a concert; a show
- 出來ㄔㄨ ㄌㄞˊto come out; to appear; to emerge; to show up; to take office; to be completed (after a verb)
- 之外ㄓ ㄨㄞˋoutside; beyond; excluding; other than; apart from.
- 意外ㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋunexpected; not as planned; an accident; a mishap
- 此外ㄘˇ ㄨㄞˋbesides; in addition; moreover; furthermore.