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自得

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Definitions

  1. 1. contented
  2. 2. pleased with one's position

Words Containing 自得

怡然自得
yí rán zì dé

happy and content (idiom)

优游自得
yōu yóu zì dé

free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered

安闲自得
ān xián zì dé

feeling comfortably at ease (idiom)

洋洋自得
yáng yáng zì dé

immensely pleased with oneself (idiom)

自得其乐
zì dé qí lè

to find amusement in one's own way

轩轩自得
xuān xuān zì dé

to be delighted with oneself

逍遥自得
xiāo yáo zì dé

doing as one pleases (idiom); foot-loose and fancy free

Child Words of 自得

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

自
zì

self

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