Tā zài bǐsài zhōng yíng le dìyī lún, què kāishǐ zhānzhān-zìxǐ.
He won the first round of the competition but started to become complacent.
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沾 means to get wet / to touch; 自喜 means pleased with oneself. The image is of someone so delighted they are dripping with self-satisfaction - complacent to the point of excess.