想得美 xiǎng de měi ㄒㄧㄤˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄇㄟˇ soeng2 dak1 mei5
- to have an unrealistically optimistic expectation; (as an interjection) what a dreamer!
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想
- 休想 xiū xiǎng ㄒㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄤˇ jau1 soeng2 don't think (that)
- 冥想 míng xiǎng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ming5 soeng2 to meditate
- 回想 huí xiǎng ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ wui4 soeng2 to recall
- 梦想 夢想 mèng xiǎng ㄇㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ mung6 soeng2 (fig.) to dream of
- 妄想 wàng xiǎng ㄨㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ mong5 soeng2 to attempt vainly
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- 幻想 huàn xiǎng ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ waan6 soeng2 to fantasize; to imagine
- 思想 sī xiǎng ㄙ ㄒㄧㄤˇ si1 soeng2 thought
- 想像 xiǎng xiàng ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ soeng2 zoeng6 to imagine; to envision
- 想到 xiǎng dào ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄠˋ soeng2 dou3 to think of
- 想念 xiǎng niàn ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄋㄧㄢˋ soeng2 nim6 to miss
- 想法 xiǎng fǎ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄈㄚˇ soeng2 faat3 way of thinking; opinion; notion
- 想象 xiǎng xiàng ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ soeng2 zoeng6 to imagine; to envision
- 想起 xiǎng qǐ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧˇ soeng2 hei2 to recall
- 想开 想開 xiǎng kāi ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄎㄞ soeng2 hoi1 to get over (a shock, bereavement etc)
- 感想 gǎn xiǎng ㄍㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄤˇ gam2 soeng2 impressions
- 构想 構想 gòu xiǎng ㄍㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ kau3 soeng2 to conceive
- 猜想 cāi xiǎng ㄘㄞ ㄒㄧㄤˇ caai1 soeng2 to guess; to conjecture; to suppose
- 理想 lǐ xiǎng ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄤˇ lei5 soeng2 an ideal
- 空想 kōng xiǎng ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄤˇ hung1 soeng2 daydream
- 联想 聯想 lián xiǎng ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ lyun4 soeng2 to associate (cognitively)
得
- 不得 bù dé ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ bat1 dak1 must not
- 使得 shǐ de ㄕˇ ˙ㄉㄜ sai2 dak1 usable; serviceable
- 来得 來得 lái de ㄌㄞˊ ˙ㄉㄜ loi4 dak1 to emerge (from a comparison)
- 值得 zhí de ㄓˊ ˙ㄉㄜ zik6 dak1 worth the money
- 免得 miǎn de ㄇㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄉㄜ min5 dak1 so as not to; so as to avoid
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- 取得 qǔ dé ㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄜˊ ceoi2 dak1 to acquire; to get; to obtain
- 只得 zhǐ dé ㄓˇ ㄉㄜˊ zi2 dak1 to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to
- 得了 dé le ㄉㄜˊ ˙ㄌㄜ dak1 liu5 all right!
- 得以 dé yǐ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˇ dak1 ji5 able to
- 得出 dé chū ㄉㄜˊ ㄔㄨ dak1 ceot1 to obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion)
- 得分 dé fēn ㄉㄜˊ ㄈㄣ dak1 fan1 to score a point (in a competition, test etc)
- 得到 dé dào ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄠˋ dak1 dou3 to get; to obtain; to receive
- 得力 dé lì ㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄧˋ dak1 lik6 able
- 得失 dé shī ㄉㄜˊ ㄕ dak1 sat1 gains and losses
- 得很 de hěn ˙ㄉㄜ ㄏㄣˇ dak1 han2 (after an adjective) very
- 得意 dé yì ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˋ dak1 ji3 proud of oneself
- 得手 dé shǒu ㄉㄜˊ ㄕㄡˇ dak1 sau2 to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed
- 得奖 得獎 dé jiǎng ㄉㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄤˇ dak1 zoeng2 to win a prize
- 得当 得當 dé dàng ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄤˋ dak1 dong3 appropriate
- 得知 dé zhī ㄉㄜˊ ㄓ dak1 zi1 to find out
美
- 健美 jiàn měi ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄟˇ gin6 mei5 healthy and beautiful
- 优美 優美 yōu měi ㄧㄡ ㄇㄟˇ jau1 mei5 graceful
- 媲美 pì měi ㄆㄧˋ ㄇㄟˇ pei3 mei5 to match
- 完美 wán měi ㄨㄢˊ ㄇㄟˇ jyun4 mei5 perfect
- 审美 審美 shěn měi ㄕㄣˇ ㄇㄟˇ sam2 mei5 esthetics
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- 甜美 tián měi ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄟˇ tim4 mei5 sweet
- 秀美 xiù měi ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄟˇ sau3 mei5 elegant
- 精美 jīng měi ㄐㄧㄥ ㄇㄟˇ zing1 mei5 exquisite; elegant; fine
- 美人 měi rén ㄇㄟˇ ㄖㄣˊ mei5 jan4 beautiful woman; belle
- 美元 měi yuán ㄇㄟˇ ㄩㄢˊ mei5 jyun4 American dollar; US dollar
- 美化 měi huà ㄇㄟˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ mei5 faa3 to make more beautiful
- 美味 měi wèi ㄇㄟˇ ㄨㄟˋ mei5 mei6 delicious
- 美国 美國 Měi guó ㄇㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ mei5 gwok3 United States; USA; US
- 美女 měi nǚ ㄇㄟˇ ㄋㄩˇ mei5 neoi5 beautiful woman
- 美好 měi hǎo ㄇㄟˇ ㄏㄠˇ mei5 hou2 beautiful
- 美妙 měi miào ㄇㄟˇ ㄇㄧㄠˋ mei5 miu6 beautiful
- 美容 měi róng ㄇㄟˇ ㄖㄨㄥˊ mei5 jung4 to improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery)
- 美德 měi dé ㄇㄟˇ ㄉㄜˊ mei5 dak1 virtue
- 美景 měi jǐng ㄇㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ mei5 ging2 beautiful scenery
- 美洲 Měi zhōu ㄇㄟˇ ㄓㄡ mei5 zau1 America (including North, Central and South America)
Idioms with these characters
- 痴心妄想 chī xīn wàng xiǎng ㄔ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄨㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ci1 sam1 mong5 soeng2 to be carried away by one's wishful thinking (idiom)
- 胡思乱想 胡思亂想 hú sī luàn xiǎng ㄏㄨˊ ㄙ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ wu4 si1 lyun6 soeng2 (idiom) to indulge in flights of fancy; to let one's imagination run wild
- 可想而知 kě xiǎng ér zhī ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄦˊ ㄓ ho2 soeng2 ji4 zi1 (idiom) (it) goes without saying; can well be imagined
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- 苦思冥想 kǔ sī míng xiǎng ㄎㄨˇ ㄙ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ fu2 si1 ming4 soeng2 (idiom) to think deeply; to rack one's brains
- 穷思苦想 窮思苦想 qióng sī kǔ xiǎng ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄙ ㄎㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄤˇ kung4 si1 fu2 soeng2 to think hard (idiom)
- 思前想后 思前想後 sī qián xiǎng hòu ㄙ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄡˋ si1 cin4 soeng2 hau6 to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future
- 突发奇想 突發奇想 tū fā qí xiǎng ㄊㄨ ㄈㄚ ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ dat6 faat3 kei4 soeng2 suddenly have a thought (idiom)
- 想方设法 想方設法 xiǎng fāng shè fǎ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄈㄤ ㄕㄜˋ ㄈㄚˇ soeng2 fong1 cit3 faat3 to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means
- 想入非非 xiǎng rù fēi fēi ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄖㄨˋ ㄈㄟ ㄈㄟ soeng2 jap6 fei1 fei1 to indulge in fantasy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild
- 心想事成 xīn xiǎng shì chéng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄕˋ ㄔㄥˊ sam1 soeng2 si6 sing4 (idiom) to have one's wishes come true; wish you the best!
- 安闲自得 安閑自得 ān xián zì dé ㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄗˋ ㄉㄜˊ on1 haan4 zi6 dak1 feeling comfortably at ease (idiom)
- 成败得失 成敗得失 chéng bài dé shī ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄞˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄕ sing4 baai6 dak1 sat1 lit. success and failure, the gains and losses (idiom)
- 打得火热 打得火熱 dǎ de huǒ rè ㄉㄚˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄖㄜˋ daa2 dak1 fo2 jit6 (idiom) to be on very good terms with each other
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- 得不偿失 得不償失 dé bù cháng shī ㄉㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄕ dak1 bat1 soeng4 sat1 the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
- 得寸进尺 得寸進尺 dé cùn jìn chǐ ㄉㄜˊ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄔˇ dak1 cyun3 zeon3 cek3 lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains
- 得道多助 dé dào duō zhù ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄨˋ dak1 dou6 do1 zo6 a just cause enjoys abundant support (idiom); those upholding justice will find help all around
- 得而复失 得而復失 dé ér fù shī ㄉㄜˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕ dak1 ji4 fuk6 sat1 to lose what one has just obtained (idiom)
- 得过且过 得過且過 dé guò qiě guò ㄉㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ dak1 gwo3 ce2 gwo3 satisfied just to get through (idiom); to muddle through
- 得天独厚 得天獨厚 dé tiān dú hòu ㄉㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄨˊ ㄏㄡˋ dak1 tin1 duk6 hau5 blessed by heaven (idiom)
- 得心应手 得心應手 dé xīn yìng shǒu ㄉㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄡˇ dak1 sam1 jing3 sau2 lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job
- 成人之美 chéng rén zhī měi ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄇㄟˇ sing4 jan4 zi1 mei5 (idiom) beauty of helping others succeed; act of helping sb fulfill their wish
- 价廉物美 價廉物美 jià lián wù měi ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄨˋ ㄇㄟˇ gaa3 lim4 mat6 mei5 inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
- 尽善尽美 盡善盡美 jìn shàn jìn měi ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄇㄟˇ zeon6 sin6 zeon6 mei5 perfect (idiom); perfection
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- 良辰美景 liáng chén měi jǐng ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ loeng4 san4 mei5 ging2 fine time, beautiful scenery (idiom); everything lovely
- 两全其美 兩全其美 liǎng quán qí měi ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄟˇ loeng5 cyun4 kei4 mei5 to satisfy rival demands (idiom)
- 良宵美景 liáng xiāo měi jǐng ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄇㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ loeng4 siu1 mei5 ging2 fine evening, beautiful scenery (idiom)
- 貌美如花 mào měi rú huā ㄇㄠˋ ㄇㄟˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚ maau6 mei5 jyu4 faa1 (of a woman) lovely as a flower (idiom)
- 美不胜收 美不勝收 měi bù shèng shōu ㄇㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥˋ ㄕㄡ mei5 bat1 sing1 sau1 nothing more beautiful can be imagined (idiom)
- 美轮美奂 美輪美奐 měi lún měi huàn ㄇㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄟˇ ㄏㄨㄢˋ mei5 leon4 mei5 wun6 (idiom) (of houses, scenery etc) magnificent
- 美其名曰 měi qí míng yuē ㄇㄟˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄝ mei5 kei4 ming4 joek6 to call by the glorified name of (idiom)
Example sentences
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你 想得美 ！
In your dreams!
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「 这里 這裡 谁 誰 是 老大 ？」「 我 是 。」「 想得美 ！」
"Who's in charge here?" "I am." "You wish!"
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