Chinese word dictionary

得意扬扬

déyì-yángyáng · variant of 得意洋洋[de2 yi4 yang2 yang2]

Practice word

Word information

Simplified得意扬扬

Traditional得意揚揚

Pinyindéyì-yángyáng

Part of speechGeneral

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

得dé

to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready

意yì

thought, idea, opinion; desire, wish; meaning, intention

扬yáng

to flutter, to wave; to hoist, to raise; to praise

扬yáng

to flutter, to wave; to hoist, to raise; to praise

How to learn 得意扬扬

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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觉得juéde

to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)

不好意思bùhǎoyìsi

to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)

得de

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

记得jìde

to remember

没意思méiyìsi

boring; of no interest

意思yìsi

idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; CL:個|个[ge4]; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc