How to say “pleased with oneself” in Chinese
pleased with oneself
“Pleased with oneself” in Chinese is 得意, dé yì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
得意 is read dé yì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
In 觉得 it is read with the neutral tone: de.
Below, 心 “heart”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “得意”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “pleased with oneself” in Chinese?
“Pleased with oneself” in Chinese is 得意, pinyin déyì.
What does 得意 mean?
得意 (déyì) means “pleased with oneself”.
How do you write 得意?
得意 is 2 characters: 得 (dé) — get, obtain; 意 (yì) — idea, meaning. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 得意?
得意 is read déyì. Tones: dé — second tone, yì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“pleased with oneself” in the lesson “Moved and amazed”
This word is from the topic “Feelings and mood” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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