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得意
déyì
1.
proud of oneself
2.
pleased with oneself
3.
complacent
HSK 4
Common • Top 7%
Character Breakdown
Compound Words (8)
得意忘形
déyìwàngxíng
so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure
得意扬扬
déyìyángyáng
variant of [[得意洋洋<déyìyángyáng>]]
得意洋洋
déyìyángyáng
joyfully satisfied
得意门生
déyìménshēng
favorite pupil
志得意满
zhìdéyìmǎn
fully content with one's achievements (idiom)
春风得意
chūnfēngdéyì
flushed with success
洋洋得意
yángyángdéyì
immensely pleased with oneself (idiom)
自鸣得意
zìmíngdéyì
to think highly of oneself
Example Sentences (1)
看你得意的样子！还以为你高兴是为了支持环保，原来是因为不用加班啊！
Kàn nǐ déyì de yàngzǐ! Hái yǐwéi nǐ gāoxìng shì wèile zhīchí huánbǎo, yuánlái shì yīnwèi bùyòng jiābān a!
Look how smug you are! I thought you were happy to support environmental protection, but it turns out it's because you don't have to work overtime!
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- Chinese
- Word Frequency Rank
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