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沾沾自喜

zhān zhān zì xǐ

4-character word

What 沾沾自喜 means

1. immeasurably self-satisfied

The characters in 沾沾自喜

• 沾zhānto moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact
• 沾zhānto moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact
• 自zì(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
• 喜xǐto be fond of; to like; to enjoy

Example sentences

• 他看上去沾沾自喜。
  Tā kànshangqu zhānzhānzìxǐ.
  He looks smug.