得志 (dé zhì) — to achieve one's ambitions; to have one's wishes fulfilled
Definition
Literary verb meaning to achieve one's ambitions or have one's wishes fulfilled. Most often seen in the negative form 不得志 ('unfulfilled, down on one's luck'), a common chengyu-style pairing.
verb
to achieve one's ambitionsto have one's wishes fulfilled
Examples
- ，得志。Tā jīng guò duō nián nǔ lì, zhōng yú dé zhì le.After many years of hard work, he finally achieved his ambitions.
- 。Zhè ge rén zài bù dé zhì de shí hou yì zhí hěn tā shi.This person was always down-to-earth when he was not fulfilling his ambitions.
- ，。Tā gāng dé le zhì, jiù kāi shǐ kàn bù qǐ lǎo péng you le.As soon as he achieved his ambitions, he started looking down on his old friends.
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