自得
zì dé
Pinyin

Definition

自得
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zì dé
  1. contented
  2. pleased with one's position

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

lái zì
  1. 1 to come from (a place)
  2. 2 From: (in email header)
  1. 1 to obtain
  2. 2 to get
  3. 3 to gain
  4. 4 to catch (a disease)
  5. 5 proper
  6. 6 suitable
  7. 7 proud
  8. 8 contented
  9. 9 to allow
  10. 10 to permit
  11. 11 ready
  12. 12 finished
dé dào
  1. 1 to get
  2. 2 to obtain
  3. 3 to receive
huò dé
  1. 1 to obtain
  2. 2 to receive
  3. 3 to get
  1. 1 self
  2. 2 oneself
  3. 3 from
  4. 4 since
  5. 5 naturally
  6. 6 surely
zì jǐ
  1. 1 oneself
  2. 2 one's own
jué de
  1. 1 to think
  2. 2 to feel
jì de
  1. 1 to remember
bù dé bù
  1. 1 have no choice or option but to
  2. 2 cannot but
  3. 3 have to
  4. 4 can't help it
  5. 5 can't avoid
bù dé liǎo
  1. 1 desperately serious
  2. 2 disastrous
  3. 3 extremely
  4. 4 exceedingly
shǐ de
  1. 1 usable
  2. 2 workable
  3. 3 feasible
  4. 4 doable
  5. 5 to make
  6. 6 to cause
zhí de
  1. 1 to be worth
  2. 2 to deserve
chū zì
  1. 1 to come from
qǔ dé
  1. 1 to acquire
  2. 2 to get
  3. 3 to obtain
gè zì
  1. 1 each
  2. 2 respective
  3. 3 apiece
dà zì rán
  1. 1 nature (the natural world)
dé yǐ
  1. 1 able to
  2. 2 so that sb can
  3. 3 enabling
  4. 4 in order to
  5. 5 finally in a position to
  6. 6 with sth in view
dé chū
  1. 1 to obtain (results)
  2. 2 to arrive at (a conclusion)
dé fēn
  1. 1 to score
dé shī
  1. 1 gains and losses
  2. 2 success and failure
  3. 3 merits and demerits

Idioms (20)

一人得道,鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一举两得
yī jǔ liǎng dé
  1. 1 one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
一蹴而得
yī cù ér dé
  1. 1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
  2. 2 success at a stroke
  3. 3 to get results overnight
上不得台盘
shàng bù dé tái pán
  1. 1 too uncouth to appear in public (idiom)
  2. 2 unfit for a public role
不入虎穴,焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
不敢自专
bù gǎn zì zhuān
  1. 1 not daring to act for oneself (idiom)
不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
  1. 1 can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
  1. 1 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
不说自明
bù shuō zì míng
  1. 1 self-explanatory
  2. 2 self-evident (idiom)
任其自然
rèn qí zì rán
  1. 1 to let things take their course (idiom)
  2. 2 to leave it to nature
  3. 3 laissez-faire
作茧自缚
zuò jiǎn zì fù
  1. 1 to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
  2. 2 hoist by his own petard
来得容易,去得快
lái de róng yì , qù de kuài
  1. 1 Easy come, easy go. (idiom)
优游自得
yōu yóu zì dé
  1. 1 free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered
儿孙自有儿孙福
ér sūn zì yǒu ér sūn fú
  1. 1 younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom)
冰炭不言,冷热自明
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
  1. 1 ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
出自肺腑
chū zì fèi fǔ
  1. 1 from the bottom of one's heart (idiom)
刚愎自用
gāng bì zì yòng
  1. 1 obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)
功到自然成
gōng dào zì rán chéng
  1. 1 effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom)
动辄得咎
dòng zhé dé jiù
  1. 1 faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right
势在必得
shì zài bì dé
  1. 1 to be determined to win (idiom)

Sample Sentences

加热过的黄酒,营养丰富,酒香四溢,暖胃活血,尤其适合在江南的冬季小酌。在老街的酒铺里,见到那些划乌篷船的老爹爹,坐在四条腿的方桌旁,取一只浅浅的土陶碗,倒一碗黄酒,剥几粒茴香,细品慢嚼,悠然自得。
jiārè guò de huángjiǔ ,yíngyǎng fēngfù ,jiǔ xiāng sìyì ,nuǎn wèi huó xiě ,yóuqí shìhé zài Jiāngnán de dōngjì xiǎozhuó 。zài lǎojiē de jiǔpù lǐ ,jiàndào nàxiē huá wūpéngchuán de lǎodiēdie ,zuò zài sì tiáo tuǐ de fāng zhuō páng ,qǔ yī zhī qiǎnqiǎn de tǔtáowǎn ,dào yī wǎn huángjiǔ ,bāo jǐ lì huíxiāng ,xì pǐn màn jiáo ,yōuránzìdé 。
Warm huangjiu is very nutritious and particulary fragrant. It will warm your belly and improve your circulation. It's particularly suitable for drinking in winter in the area south of the Yangtze river. You see those old men who row the famous black-awning boats in the wine shops of the old street sitting beside the four legged square tables, picking up a shallow clay bowl, pouring in huangjiu, and peeling a few aniseed flavoured broad beans, sipping daintily at the wine while chewing slowly, at ease and content.