得意

Pinyin: déyì

proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent

🏮 Chinese HSK 4 adjective

Example sentence

凡人皆有得意时。

Fánrén jiē yǒu déyì shí.

Every dog has his day.

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What 得意 means

得意 (déyì) is a Chinese word meaning “proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent”. It appears in the HSK 4 collection.

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HSK 4

Words and levels: HSK Examination Syllabus (2025), Center for Language Education and Cooperation · meanings: CC-CEDICT · example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR) · Dictionary-derived data: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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