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怡然自得

怡然自得 (yí rán zì dé): Content and at ease / self-satisfied — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

怡然自得 consists of 4 characters.

joyful, happy, pleasant

correct; to be so; like that

self; oneself; from; since

to get; to obtain

Word Info

Pinyinyí rán zì dé

Meaningcontent and at ease / self-satisfied

Characters4

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

Syntax—

Word怡然自得

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 怡然自得.

Words with 然

虽然suī ránHSK 2
当然dāng ránHSK 3
然后rán hòuHSK 3
突然tū ránHSK 3
仍然réng ránHSK 4
既然jì ránHSK 4
然而rán érHSK 4
竟然jìng ránHSK 4

Words with 自

自己zì jǐHSK 3
自行车zì xíng chēHSK 3
来自lái zìHSK 4
自习zì xíHSK 4
自信zì xìnHSK 4
自学zì xuéHSK 4
自然zì ránHSK 4
大自然

Words with 得

觉得jué deHSK 2
得分dé fēnHSK 3
得到dé dàoHSK 3
懂得dǒng deHSK 3
认得rèn deHSK 3
记得jì deHSK 3
值得zhí deHSK 4
取得

dà zì rán

HSK 4

qǔ dé

HSK 4

3.

How to Use 怡然自得 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 怡然自得 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith感到

gǎn感

dào到

yí怡

rán然

zì自

dé得

neutral

feel content and pleased

Idiomwith乐在其中

yí怡

rán然

zì自

dé得

，

lè乐

zài在

qí

Adjective + Nounwith神情

yí怡

rán然

zì自

dé得

de的

shén神

qíng情

Verb + Adverbwith生活

yí怡

rán然

zì自

dé得

de地

shēng生

huó活

4.

Example Sentences with 怡然自得

tā他

zuò坐

zài在

gōng公

yuán园

lǐ里

，

kàn看

其

zhōng中

formalWritten

content and happy within

formal

Written

an expression of contentment

formal

Written

live contentedly

zhe着

xiǎo小

niǎo鸟

，

yí怡

rán然

zì自

dé得

。

He sat in the park, watching the birds, feeling content and at ease.

tā他

dú独

zì自

pǐn品

chá茶

，

nà那

fèn份

yí怡

rán然

zì自

dé得

de的

shén神

qíng情

lìng令

rén人

xiàn羡

mù慕

。

He savored tea alone, and his content and at ease expression was enviable.

zài在

fēn纷

rǎo扰

de的

huì会

yì议

zhōng中

，

tā他

wèi为

hé何

néng能

bǎo保

chí持

rú如

cǐ此

yí怡

rán然

zì自

dé得

de的

zhuàng状

tài态

？

Amidst the chaotic meeting, how can he maintain such a self-satisfied state?

tuì退

xiū休

hòu后

，

yé爷

yé爷

měi每

tiān天

zài在

huā花

yuán园

lǐ里

zhòng种

huā花

，

shēng生

huó活

dé得

yí怡

rán然

zì自

dé得

。

After retirement, Grandpa plants flowers in the garden every day, living a content and leisurely life.

miàn面

duì对

wài外

jiè界

de的

pī批

píng评

，

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

biǎo表

xiàn现

chū出

yí怡

rán然

zì自

dé得

de的

tài态

dù度

。

Faced with external criticism, he did not show a content and at ease attitude.

zhè这

wèi位

yì艺

shù术

jiā家

zài在

chuàng创

zuò作

shí时

，

zǒng总

shì是

chén沉

jìn浸

yú于

yì一

zhǒng种

yí怡

rán然

zì自

dé得

de的

jìng境

jiè界

。

When creating, this artist is always immersed in a state of content and at ease.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

gōng工

zuò作

fán繁

máng忙

，

tā她

zǒng总

néng能

chōu抽

chū出

shí时

jiān间

yuè阅

dú读

，

zài在

shū书

hǎi海

zhōng中

yí怡

rán然

zì自

dé得

。

Despite her busy work schedule, she always finds time to read, feeling content and at ease in the sea of books.

tā他

jì既

wán完

chéng成

le了

fán繁

zhòng重

de的

gōng工

zuò作

，

yòu又

néng能

zài在

xián闲

xiá暇

shí时

yí怡

rán然

zì自

dé得

，

lìng令

rén人

qīn钦

pèi佩

。

He not only completed the heavy workload but also remained content and at ease during leisure time, which is admirable.