得意

déyì

adjective HSK 4 #6,922

Meanings

1 proud
2 pleased with oneself
3 complacent
4 smug

Characters

to get; to obtain

meaning; intention; wish

To get what one wished for — pleased and satisfied

Examples

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.

别太得意了。

Bié tài déyì le.

Don't be too smug.

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 dé

意 yì