自得

zìdé

adjective #81,797

Meanings

HSK 7-9

老人坐在门口晒太阳，神情十分自得。

Lǎorén zuò zài ménkǒu shài tàiyáng, shénqíng shífēn zìdé.

The old man sits at his door in the sun, looking perfectly content.

HSK 7-9

他考了第一名，脸上露出自得的神色。

Tā kǎo le dìyī míng, liǎn shàng lùchū zìdé de shénsè.

He came first in the exam, and a self-satisfied look appeared on his face.

HSK 7-9

他对自己的作品颇为自得，常常拿给朋友看。

Tā duì zìjǐ de zuòpǐn pōwéi zìdé, chángcháng ná gěi péngyou kàn.

He is rather pleased with his own work and often shows it to his friends.

usage

Whether it means contentment or smugness depends on the company it keeps: 悠然自得 and 怡然自得 are quiet, happy ease, while 洋洋自得 is open smugness.

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