very pleased; beaming with joy; smug
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1 sense · 5 examplesadjective
beaming with joy; very pleased; feeling smug
informalA reduplicated adjective (状态词). It describes a state of visible happiness or self-satisfaction, often with a slight sense of smugness. Typically used with "的" or "地".
Tā他
tīng听
dào到
lǎo老
shī师
de的
zàn赞
yáng扬
，
xīn心
lǐ里
měi美
zī滋
zī滋
de的
。
Hearing the teacher's praise, he felt very pleased inside.
Kàn看
zhe着
mào茂
shèng盛
de的
zhuāng庄
jia稼
，
tā他
měi美
zī滋
zī滋
dì地
liě咧
zhe着
zuǐ嘴
xiào笑
le了
。
Looking at the lush crops, he grinned from ear to ear, beaming with joy.
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Kǎo考
shì试
dé得
le了
dì第
yī一
，
tā她
yī一
zhěng整
tiān天
dōu都
měi美
zī滋
zī滋
de的
。
She was beaming with joy all day after getting first place on the exam.
Bié别
kàn看
tā他
měi美
zī滋
zī滋
de的
yàng样
zi子
，
qí其
shí实
gāng刚
bèi被
lǎo老
bǎn板
mà骂
le了
yī一
dùn顿
。
Don't be fooled by his smug look; he actually just got scolded by the boss.
Shōu收
dào到
lǐ礼
wù物
hòu后
，
hái孩
zi子
měi美
zī滋
zī滋
dì地
pǎo跑
qù去
xiàng向
péng朋
you友
xuàn炫
yào耀
。
After receiving the gift, the child ran off gleefully to show off to his friends.