沾沾自喜

zhānzhānzìxǐ
idiom #21,425

Meanings

  1. 1 complacent
  2. 2 self-satisfied
  3. 3 smugly pleased with oneself

Examples

Qǔdé yīdiǎn xiǎo chéngjì jiù zhānzhān zì xǐ, shì hěn wēixiǎn de.
It is very dangerous to become smug over minor achievements.
Tā zài bǐsài zhōng yíng le dì yī lún, què kāishǐ zhānzhān zì xǐ.
He won the first round of the competition but started to become complacent.

Tips

memory
means to get wet / to touch; means pleased with oneself. The image is of someone so delighted they are dripping with self-satisfaction — complacent to the point of excess.

Stroke Order

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