欣喜若狂

xīnxǐ-ruòkuáng

idiom #14,890

Meanings

HSK 2

孩子们收到礼物后欣喜若狂。

Háizi men shōudào lǐwù hòu xīnxǐ-ruòkuáng.

The children were wild with joy after receiving the gifts.

HSK 3

听到这个好消息，她欣喜若狂。

Tīngdào zhège hǎo xiāoxi, tā xīnxǐ-ruòkuáng.

Upon hearing the good news, she was ecstatic.

memory

欣喜 (joyful) + 若 (as if) + 狂 (crazy) = so happy as to seem crazy. The 若 (as if) is key - it's hyperbolic, not literal insanity.

欣 xīn

喜 xǐ

若 ruò

狂 kuáng