心
安
理
得

To have a clear conscience in Chinese: 心安理得 (xīn ān lǐ dé)

xīn ān lǐ dé

to have a clear conscience

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to have a clear conscience
  2. 2to have no qualms about sth

Stroke order

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心
安
理
得

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄣ

xīn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄣ/ en—/ first tone

ㄢ

ān

ㄢ/ an—/ first tone

ㄌㄧˇ

lǐ

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

ㄉㄜˊ

dé

ㄉ/ dㄜ/ eˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 我没做错事,拿这份工资心安理得。

    wǒ méi zuò cuò shì, ná zhè fèn gōng zī xīn ān lǐ dé。

    I did nothing wrong, so I take this salary with a clear conscience.

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Related words

得

dé

to obtain

心

xīn

heart

安

ān

(bound form) calm

理

lǐ

texture

觉得

jué de

to think that ...

安静

ān jìng

quiet

担心

dān xīn

anxious

放心

fàng xīn

to feel relieved

关心

guān xīn

to be concerned about

记得

jì de

to remember

经理

jīng lǐ

manager

小心

xiǎo xīn

to be careful

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