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得意

dé yì · de yi

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HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. proud of oneself
  2. pleased with oneself
  3. complacent
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Too proud too early

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)这么(zhème)得意(déyì)？

    Dengdeng, why do you look so pleased with yourself?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)学会(xuéhuì)骑(qí)自行车(zìxíngchē)了(le)！

    I learned to ride a bike!

  3. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)？你(nǐ)骑(qí)给(gěi)我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)。

    Really? Show me.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)！你(nǐ)看(kàn)，我(wǒ)骑(qí)得(de)多(duō)……啊(a)！

    OK! Look how well I... ah!

  5. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)得意(déyì)得(de)太(tài)早(zǎo)了(le)。

    Dengdeng, you were proud too early.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

最(zuì)后(hòu)笑(xiào)的(de)人(rén)，才(cái)是(shì)笑(xiào)得(de)最(zuì)得(dé)意(yì)的(de)人(rén)。

He laughs best who laughs last.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)考(kǎo)试(shì)得(dé)了(le)满(mǎn)分(fēn)，脸(liǎn)上(shàng)露(lù)出(chū)得(dé)意(yì)的(de)笑(xiào)容(róng)。

He got a perfect score on the exam and wore a smug smile.

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得
dé

to obtain; to get

意
yì

idea; meaning

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