心安理得

xīn'ān-lǐdé

idiom HSK 7-9 #20,589

Meanings

HSK 3

他心安理得地接受了这份工作。

Tā xīn'ān-lǐdé de jiēshòu le zhè fèn gōngzuò.

He accepted the job with a clear conscience.

HSK 3

你怎么能心安理得地花别人的钱？

Nǐ zěnme néng xīn'ān-lǐdé de huā biérén de qián?

How can you spend other people's money without any guilt?

usage

心安理得 can be positive (genuinely at peace) or sarcastic/critical (someone shamelessly feeling fine about something questionable).

心 xīn

安 ān

理 lǐ

得 de