Chinese word dictionary

逍遥自得

xiāo yáo zì dé · doing as one pleases (idiom); foot-loose and fancy free

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Word information

Simplified逍遥自得

Traditional逍遙自得

Pinyinxiāo yáo zì dé

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Character breakdown

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

逍xiāo

to ramble, to stroll; to jaunt, to loiter

遥yáo

distant, remote

自zì

self; private, personal; from

得dé

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

How to learn 逍遥自得

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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觉得juéde

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

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

自己zìjǐ

oneself; (attributive) one's own

得到dédào

to get; to obtain; to receive

得分défēn

to score a point (in a competition, test etc); score; rating; grade