美滋滋
měizīzī
delighted; pleased with oneself
Characters in this word
滋 zī
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 兹 now, here
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 得知论文被顶级期刊录用后，他一整天都美滋滋的。 Dézhī lùnwén bèi dǐngjí qīkān lùyòng hòu, tā yì zhěng tiān dōu měizīzī de. After learning that his paper had been accepted by a top journal, he was delighted all day.
- 妈妈夸了他一句，他就美滋滋地去写作业了。 Māma kuā le tā yí jù, tā jiù měizīzī de qù xiě zuòyè le. Mom praised him once, and he went off to do his homework feeling pleased with himself.
- 她抱着新买的包，一路上美滋滋的。 Tā bào zhe xīn mǎi de bāo, yílù shàng měizīzī de. Hugging her newly bought bag, she was blissfully happy all the way.