欣喜若狂

xīnxǐ-ruòkuáng

idiom #14,890

Meanings

1 to be wild with joy
2 to be ecstatic
3 overjoyed

Characters

Examples

听到这个好消息，她欣喜若狂。

Tīngdào zhège hǎo xiāoxi, tā xīnxǐruòkuáng.

Upon hearing the good news, she was ecstatic.

孩子们收到礼物后欣喜若狂。

Háizi men shōudào lǐwù hòu xīnxǐruòkuáng.

The children were wild with joy after receiving the gifts.

Tips

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.

Stroke Order

欣 xīn

喜 xǐ

若 ruò

狂 kuáng