得意洋洋

déyì-yángyáng
idiom #26,789

Meanings

  1. 1 joyfully satisfied
  2. 2 extremely proud of oneself
  3. 3 cock-a-hoop
  4. 4 triumphant

Examples

Tā déyìyángyáng de gàosu suǒyǒurén tā kǎo le dìyī míng.
He triumphantly told everyone he had come first in the exam.
Yíngdé bǐsài hòu, tā déyìyángyáng de jiēshòu le jiǎngbēi.
After winning the competition, she accepted the trophy with great pride.

Tips

memory
得意 means 'pleased with oneself,' and is a vivid reduplication meaning 'vast' or 'overflowing.' Together: overflowing with pride. Picture someone so proud they seem to take up more space than usual.

Stroke Order

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