得意
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
得意 (déyì) · pleased with oneself
得意 (déyì) means “pleased with oneself; proud”. It is written with 2 characters: 得 (to get) + 意 (thought). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 得意 is built
The characters
得 dé · to get
What 得 is made of
- 彳chì — to step with the left foot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 旦dàn — dawn
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 寸cùn — inch
Origin hint: A hand 寸 grabbing a shell 旦 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
意 yì · thought
What 意 is made of
- 音yīn — sound
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 立lì — to stand
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: 心 gives the meaning, 音 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他考了第一名，很得意。Tā kǎo le dìyī míng, hěn déyì.He came first in the exam and was very pleased with himself.
别太得意了。Bié tài déyì le.Don't get too full of yourself.
Questions about 得意
What does 得意 mean?
得意 (déyì) means “pleased with oneself; proud”.
How do you pronounce 得意?
得意 is pronounced déyì.
Which HSK level is 得意?
得意 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 得到dédàoto get
- 记得jìdeto remember
- 觉得juédeto feel
- 得出déchūto reach (a result)
- 懂得dǒngdeto understand
- 取得qǔdéto get
- 不得不bùdébùto have to
- 得分défēnto score
- 认得rèndeto know
- 显得xiǎndeto seem
Learn 得意 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 71: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.