心安理得

xīn ān lǐ dé

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Rare

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Definitions

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

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 做贼心虚 zuò zéi xīn xū 做贼心虚 zuò zéi xīn xū to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience “做贼心虚”指做了坏事怕人知道，内心不安，与“心安理得”的坦然相对。: to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience

Related words

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• 理直气壮 lǐ zhí qì zhuàng 理直气壮 lǐ zhí qì zhuàng to have the courage of one's convictions “理直气壮”形容因理由充分而气势壮，与“心安理得”的内心安宁相关但侧重点不同。: to have the courage of one's convictions

Synonyms

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• 问心无愧 wèn xīn wú kuì 问心无愧 wèn xīn wú kuì lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience 两者均表示内心没有愧疚，但“心安理得”更强调因合理而安心，“问心无愧”强调扪心自问没有惭愧。: lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“感到”“觉得”连用，表示某人心态，如“他觉得自己心安理得”。

Common mistakes

“理得”指合乎道理，不要写成“礼得”。“心安理得”含因果逻辑：因理得而心安，学习者易忽视内在顺序。

Example Sentences

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她做事公平，所以总是 心安理得 。

She is fair in her dealings, so she always has a clear conscience.

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Child Words of 心安理得

• 安 安 ān: (bound form) calm; peaceful
• 得 得 dé: to obtain
• 得 得 de: structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
• 得 得 děi: to have to
• 心 心 xīn: heart
• 理 理 lǐ: texture