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得意忘形

dé yì wàng xíng

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Definitions

  1. 1. so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure
  2. 2. beside oneself with joy

Child Words of 得意忘形

形
xíng

to appear

得
dé

to obtain

得
de

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

得
děi

to have to

得意
dé yì
忘
wàng

to forget

意
yì

idea