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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 得意

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
得意 dé yì - proud of oneself
- pleased with oneself
- complacent

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
4 4 6,922 5,649 3,592

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- to obtain
- to get
- to gain
- to catch (a disease)
- proper
- suitable
- proud
- contented
- to allow
- to permit
- ready
- finished
de- structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
děi- to have to
- must
- ought to
- to need to
- Italy; Italian (abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4])
- idea
- meaning
- thought
- to think
- wish
- desire
- intention
- to expect
- to anticipate

Other Words Containing 得意

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
得意 4 4 6,922 5,649 3,592
自鸣得意 - - 20,431 62,610 35,536
得意洋洋 - - 26,789 35,129 34,912
春风得意 - - 31,934 41,616 33,508
洋洋得意 - - 32,410 50,860 43,176
得意门生 - - 52,117 75,362 73,172