怡
然
自
得

Happy and content (idiom) in Chinese: 怡然自得 (yí rán zì dé)

yí rán zì dé

happy and content (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1happy and content (idiom)

Stroke order

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怡
然
自
得

Zhuyin

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ㄧˊ

yí

ㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

ㄖㄢˊ

rán

ㄖ/ rㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄗˋ

zì

ㄗ/ zˋ/ fourth tone

ㄉㄜˊ

dé

ㄉ/ dㄜ/ eˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 他退休后过得怡然自得。

    tā tuì xiū hòu guò dé yí rán zì dé。

    After retiring, he lives happily and contentedly.

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Related words

得

dé

to obtain

自

zì

self

觉得

jué de

to think that ...

当然

dāng rán

only natural

记得

jì de

to remember

然后

rán hòu

then

虽然

suī rán

although

突然

tū rán

sudden

自己

zì jǐ

oneself

得意

dé yì

proud of oneself

果然

guǒ rán

really

忽然

hū rán

suddenly

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