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得意 déyì

得意 déyì Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 得意 déyì .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
déyì | de2 yi4
English translation
proud of oneself
pleased with oneself
complacent

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Traditional form

得意 déyì

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 得意 déyì

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Type

ideographic

Explanation

Originally written as . Depicts a hand ( cùn ) grabbing a shell ( bèi ), used as currency in ancient China, to convey the meaning "get". The chì (movement) component was added later.

Positional decomposition

chì 旦寸

Number of Strokes

11

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and yīn represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

yīn

Semantic compound

xīn

Positional decomposition

音心

Number of Strokes

13

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Example sentences using 得意 déyì

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自己 zìjǐ kān , ” 觉英得意 déyì de shuì zhāo , jiù 手里 shǒu lǐ niē de 一张 zhǐ 过去 guòqu .

" Here , see for yourself ,'said the boy , proud to be the bearer of such important tidings.

心里 xīn li de 全部 quánbù chūn zhī 奔放 bēn fàng dōu yóu shēng 得意 déyì de 叹息 tàn xī 透露 tòulù le 出来 chū lái .

And all the rush of the spring within him escaped in a triumphant sigh.

哈里 Hā lǐ wéi de 骗术 piàn shù ér 感到 gǎn dào 洋洋得意 yáng yáng dé yì , yòu 提出 tí chū yāo mǎi xiāng Shuǐ .

Intoxicated by his success, Harry then asked for perfumed mud.

辛楣 duì cāng dǐng 得意 déyì de xiào dào : wèi jiàn .

Smiling smugly at the cabin ceiling, Hsin - mei said, " Not necessarily.

[ yàn ]凡人 fán rén jiē yǒu 得意 déyì zhī [ shí ].

Every dog has its day.

得意 déyì Decomposition

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得意 déyì Compounds

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