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得意

déyì
adjective HSK 4 #6,922

Meanings

  1. 1 proud
  2. 2 pleased with oneself
  3. 3 complacent
  4. 4 smug

Characters

得
dé
to get; to obtain
意
yì
meaning; intention; wish
To get what one wished for - pleased and satisfied.

Examples

HSK 1
别太得意了。
Bié tài déyì le.
Don't be too smug.
HSK 2
他考试考得很好，非常得意。
Tā kǎoshì kǎo de hěn hǎo, fēicháng déyì.
He did very well on the exam and felt very proud.
HSK 3
他得意地笑了。
Tā déyì de xiào le.
He smiled smugly.

Tips

usage
得意 can be positive (proud of achievement) or negative (smug / complacent). 得意忘形 = so pleased with oneself that one loses composure.

Stroke Order

得 de
意 yì