春风得意

春風得意

chūnfēng-déyì

idiom #31,934

Meanings

1 riding high on success
2 in high spirits after a triumph
3 lit. pleased as a spring breeze

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

她最近春风得意，事业爱情双丰收。

Tā zuìjìn chūnfēng-déyì, shìyè àiqíng shuāng fēngshōu.

She's on top of the world lately - doing well in both career and love.

HSK 6

中奖之后，他整天一副春风得意的样子。

Zhòngjiǎng zhīhòu, tā zhěngtiān yī fù chūnfēng-déyì de yàngzi.

After winning the lottery, he looked pleased as a spring breeze all day.

HSK 7-9

升职之后，他春风得意。

Shēngzhí zhīhòu, tā chūnfēng-déyì.

After his promotion, he was riding high on success.

Tips

history

From Meng Jiao's Tang-dynasty poem 《登科后》, written after he passed the imperial exam at age 46: '春风得意马蹄疾，一日看尽长安花' - 'Spring wind of success, hooves fly fast; in one day I see all of Chang'an's flowers.'

usage

Can carry a hint of mockery if someone is visibly gloating. Neutral or slightly envious when describing someone else's success.

Stroke Order

春 chūn

风 fēng

得 de

意 yì